Litotes and Satire

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).

Satire and litotes are semantically related. in turn of expression topic. In some cases you can use "Satire" instead a noun "Litotes".

Satire noun - A creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general.

Litotes and satire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Satire".

Nearby Words: satirical, satirize, satirise, satiric, satirist