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Satire vs Mocking - What's the difference?

satire | mocking |

As nouns the difference between satire and mocking

is that satire is while mocking is action of the verb to mock .

As a verb mocking is

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As an adjective mocking is

derisive or contemptuous.

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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    mocking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to mock

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • derisive or contemptuous
  • teasing or taunting

    • Derived terms

    * mockingbird * mocking thrush * mocking wren