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Sarcasm
Sar′casm
,Noun.
[F.
sarcasme
, L. sarcasmus
, Gr. σαρκασμός
, from σαρκάζειν
to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. σάρξ
, σάρκος
, flesh.] A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
The
sarcasms
of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds.
Syn. – Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.
Definition 2024
sarcasm
sarcasm
English
Noun
sarcasm (countable and uncountable, plural sarcasms)
- (uncountable) The use of irony (saying the opposite of what is meant) to mock or convey contempt; in speech, often accompanied with deliberate signalling of the irony by using overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.
- Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
- (countable) An act of sarcasm.
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Translations
derision, facetiousness
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