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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sar•casm /ˈsɑrkæzəm/USA pronunciation n. - bitter statements that mock or mean the opposite of what is said:[uncountable]"Oh, this is very good work,'' he said with obvious sarcasm, staring at the test grade of 55%.
- a sharply mocking or ironical taunt:[countable]spent the whole evening uttering sarcasms.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sar•casm (sär′kaz əm),USA pronunciation n. - harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- a sharply ironical taunt;
sneering or cutting remark:a review full of sarcasms.
- Greek sarkasmós, derivative of sarkázein to rend (flesh), sneer; see sarco-
- Late Latin sarcasmus
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sardonicism, bitterness, ridicule. See irony 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged jeer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sarcasm /ˈsɑːkæzəm/ n - mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult
- the use or tone of such language
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to rend the flesh, from sarx flesh |