lampoon

lampoon is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
2. transitive verb. To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon.
3. noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms: burlesque, charade, mockery, parody, pasquinade, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty

4. verb. ridicule with satire

   "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

   Synonyms: satirise, satirize

Synonyms

burlesque, charade, mockery, parody, pasquinade, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty, satirise, satirize

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lampoon:

pomonal

Common word forms

lampoons, lampooned, lampooner, lampooning

Words from these letters

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