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–noun

1.	harsh or bitter derision or irony.

2.	a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

[Origin: 1570–80; < LL sarcasmus < Gk sarkasmós, deriv. of sarkázein to rend (flesh), sneer; see sarco-

]

—Synonyms 1. sardonicism, bitterness, ridicule. See irony¹. 2. jeer.

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n.

A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms at wit¹.

[Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips in rage, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

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1579, from L.L. sarcasmos, from Gk. sarkasmos "a sneer, jest, taunt, mockery," from sarkazein "to speak bitterly, sneer," lit. "to strip off the flesh," from sarx (gen. sarkos) "flesh," prop. "piece of meat," from PIE base *twerk- "to cut" (cf. Avestan thwares "to cut"). Sarcastic is from 1695. For nuances of usage, see humor.

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sarcasm
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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sarcasm [ˈsaːkӕzəm] noun

(the use of) unpleasant remarks intended to hurt a person's feelings

Arabic:	سُخْرِيَه، تَهَكُّم
Chinese (Simplified):	讽刺
Chinese (Traditional):	諷刺
Czech:	sarkasmus
Danish:	sarkasme
Dutch:	sarcasme
Estonian:	sarkasm
Finnish:	iva
French:	sarcasme
German:	der Sarkasmus
Greek:	σαρκασμός
Hungarian:	maró gúny
Icelandic:	(mein)hæðni
Indonesian:	sindiran kasar
Italian:	sarcasmo

Japanese:	皮肉
Korean:	비꼼, 풍자
Latvian:	sarkasms
Lithuanian:	sarkazmas
Norwegian:	sarkasme, spydighet
Polish:	sarkazm
Portuguese (Brazil):	sarcasmo
Portuguese (Portugal):	sarcasmo
Romanian:	sarcasm
Russian:	сарказм
Slovak:	sarkazmus
Slovenian:	porog
Spanish:	sarcasmo
Swedish:	sarkasm, spydighet
Turkish:	ince alay, iğneleme

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
sarcasm

A form of irony in which apparent praise conceals another, scornful meaning. For example, a sarcastic remark directed at a person who consistently arrives fifteen minutes late for appointments might be, “Oh, you've arrived exactly on time!”

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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Sarcasm

Sar"casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr. sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, 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.

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