sarcasm
11sarcasm — n. 1) biting, devastating, keen, piercing, scathing, withering; mild sarcasm 2) sarcasm about 3) (misc.) dripping with sarcasm (her remarks were dripping with sarcasm) * * * [ sɑːkæz(ə)m] devastating keen mild sarcasm piercing scathing withering… …
12sarcasm — [[t]sɑ͟ː(r)kæzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Sarcasm is speech or writing which actually means the opposite of what it seems to say. Sarcasm is usually intended to mock or insult someone. I hope I didn t get you out of your shower, Philpott said with thinly… …
13sarcasm — sar|cas|m [ˈsa:kæzəm US ˈsa:r ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: sarcasme, from Late Latin, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to tear flesh, bite your lip angrily, sneer , from sarx flesh ] a way of speaking or writing that involves… …
14sarcasm — noun Etymology: French or Late Latin; French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmos, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to tear flesh, bite the lips in rage, sneer, from sark , sarx flesh; probably akin to Avestan thwarəs to cut Date: 1550 1. a… …
15sarcasm — See irony, satire, sarcasm See sarcasm, satire …
16sarcasm — noun (U) a way of speaking or writing that involves saying the opposite of what you really mean in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed: heavy scarcasm (=very clear sarcasm): She was an hour late. “Good of you to arrive on …
17sarcasm — noun /ˈsɑːkæzəm/ a) 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 ones intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or… …
18sarcasm — sar|casm [ sar,kæzəm ] noun uncount the activity of saying or writing the opposite of what you mean, or speaking in a way intended to make someone else feel stupid or show them that you are angry: Fascinating, said Sheila, her voice heavy with… …
19sarcasm — noun well, it s easy to see that she got her biting sarcasm from her mother Syn: derision, mockery, ridicule, scorn, sneering, scoffing; irony; cynicism See note at wit …
20sarcasm — UK [ˈsɑː(r)kæz(ə)m] / US [ˈsɑrˌkæzəm] noun [uncountable] the activity of saying or writing the opposite of what you mean, or of speaking in a way intended to make someone else feel stupid or show them that you are angry Fascinating, said Sheila,… …
