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Satire vs Derision - What's the difference?

satire | derision |

As nouns the difference between satire and derision

is that satire is while derision is derision.

satire

English

(wikipedia satire)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules]] its subject often as an intended means of [[provoke, provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
  • (countable) A satirical work.
  • Derived terms

    * satiric, satirical * satirically * satirist

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    derision

    English

    Noun

  • Act of treating with disdain.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.}}
  • * 1969 , , The Godfather :
  • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.

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