Sarcasm

['sɑːkæz(ə)m] or ['sɑrkæzəm]

Definition

(noun.) witty language used to convey insults or scorn; 'he used sarcasm to upset his opponent'; 'irony is wasted on the stupid'; 'Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own'--Jonathan Swift.

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Definition

(n.) A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Taunt, gibe, fling, satire, irony, ridicule, cutting jest, satirical remark.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Gibe, chaff, irony, jeer, satire, ridicule, taunt, sardonicism

ANT:Eulogy, compliment, panegyric, eulogium

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Definition

n. a bitter sneer: a satirical remark in scorn or contempt: irony: a gibe.—adjs. Sarcas′tic -al containing sarcasm: bitterly satirical.—adv. Sarcas′tically.

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Examples

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