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LAMPOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Synonyms:
burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lampoon" is a kind of...):
caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
Derivation:
lampoon (ridicule with satire)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they lampoon ... he / she / it lampoons
Past simple: lampooned
Past participle: lampooned
-ing form: lampooning
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ridicule with satire
Example:
The writer satirized the politician's proposal
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "lampoon" is one way to...):
blackguard; guy; jest at; laugh at; make fun; poke fun; rib; ridicule; roast (subject to laughter or ridicule)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
lampoon (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
lampooner (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)
