Sarcasm

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  • noun. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to express contempt or ridicule.
  • noun. A form of wit characterized by the use of such remarks.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A biting taunt or gibe, or the use of such a taunt; a bitter, cutting expression; a satirical remark or expression, uttered with scorn or contempt; in rhetoric, a form of irony; bitter irony.
  • noun. Synonyms Irony, etc. (see satire,) taunt, fling.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.
  • noun. An act of sarcasm.
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  • noun. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    • Word Usage
    "avengers63, you forgot to use [sarcasm][\sarcasm]."
    cross-reference
    abuse  acrimony  
    Form
    sarcastic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    humor  humour  wit  witticism  wittiness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amusement  bitterness  cynicism  humour  invective  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Atticism  acerbity  acridity  acridness  acrimony  
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