sarcasm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɑːˌkæzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *túrḱs /*twérḱs Proto-Hellenic *súrks /*swə́rks Ancient Greek σᾰ́ρξ (sắrx) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek σᾰρκᾰ́ζω (sărkắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós)der. Late Latin sarcasmus English sarcasm From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from σαρκάζω (sarkázō, “to gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “to strip off the flesh”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
2015, Alex Kozinski, Demuth v. County of Los Angeles, 798 F.3d 837, 839 (9th Cir. 2015). While challenging someone equipped with a badge, handcuffs and a gun to “arrest me” was unwise on Demuth’s part, we fail to see what legal difference her statement makes. Demuth certainly could not authorize her own arrest and, in any event, Li could not reasonably have believed that Demuth was volunteering for handcuffs. Demuth was obviously employing “a literary device known as sarcasm.” [Citation omitted.] Her statement was a snide way of refusing; no reasonable officer could have thought otherwise.
Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- (countable) An individual act of the above.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarcasms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sarc | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snarkasm · sarcasm detector · sarcastic · sarcasm-impaired · sarcasmous
Synonyms
facetiousness · irony · gibe · taunt · ridicule · derision · satire
Translations (69)
el σαρκασμός (derision, facetiousness) · th การประชดประชัน (derision, facetiousness) · tl pang-uuyam (derision, facetiousness) · hi व्यंग-कथ (derision, facetiousness) · hi व्यंग (derision, facetiousness) · es sarcasmo (derision, facetiousness) · be сарка́зм (derision, facetiousness) · cmn 諷刺 /讽刺 (derision, facetiousness) · sv sarkasm (derision, facetiousness) · it sarcasmo (derision, facetiousness) · cs sarkasmus (derision, facetiousness) · tr istihza (derision, facetiousness) · ru язви́тельность (derision, facetiousness) · bo ཟུར་ཟ (derision, facetiousness) · ar تَهَكُّم (derision, facetiousness) · vi sự mỉa mai (derision, facetiousness) · mi tao kī (derision, facetiousness) · pl szyderstwo (derision, facetiousness) · bg язвителност (derision, facetiousness) · uk сарка́зм (derision, facetiousness) · no sarkasme (derision, facetiousness) · fa طعنه (derision, facetiousness) · th การพูดเสียดสี (derision, facetiousness) · es sorna (derision, facetiousness) · pl sarkazm (derision, facetiousness) · ka სარკაზმი (derision, facetiousness) · hu gúny (derision, facetiousness) · nv ąąh nehelghaał (derision, facetiousness) · ar النقد الساخر (derision, facetiousness) · te వ్యంగ్యము (derision, facetiousness) · th การประชด (derision, facetiousness) · la dicācitās (derision, facetiousness) · fa گواژه (derision, facetiousness) · grc σαρκασμός (derision, facetiousness) · ar سُخْرِيَّة (derision, facetiousness) · ja 皮肉 (derision, facetiousness) · hy սարկազմ (derision, facetiousness) · ru е́дкость (derision, facetiousness) · de Sarkasmus (derision, facetiousness) · pt sarcasmo (derision, facetiousness) · ga searbhas (derision, facetiousness) · th การแดกดัน (derision, facetiousness) · pl drwina (derision, facetiousness) · th การพูดเหน็บแนม (derision, facetiousness) · ja 諷刺 (derision, facetiousness) · ru сарка́зм (derision, facetiousness) · cy coegni (derision, facetiousness) · tl gayambalbal (derision, facetiousness) · bg сарказъм (derision, facetiousness) · az istehza (derision, facetiousness) · eo sarkasmo (derision, facetiousness) · pa ਵਿਅੰਗ (derision, facetiousness) · tr alaycılık (derision, facetiousness) · th การพูดถากถาง (derision, facetiousness) · ru ёрничество (derision, facetiousness) · ca sarcasme (derision, facetiousness) · ko 풍자 (derision, facetiousness) · pl kpina (derision, facetiousness) · fr sarcasme (derision, facetiousness) · ro sarcasm (derision, facetiousness) · fi sarkasmi (derision, facetiousness) · pdt Spott (derision, facetiousness) · hi ताना (derision, facetiousness) · id sarkasme (derision, facetiousness) · da sarkasme (derision, facetiousness) · nl sarcasme (derision, facetiousness) · vi sự nói mỉa (derision, facetiousness) · hu szarkazmus (derision, facetiousness) · sw vijembe (derision, facetiousness)