sarcasm
noun/ˈsɑːkæzəm/
/ˈsɑːrkæzəm/
[uncountable]- a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them
- ‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm (= she really thought it would not be useful at all).
- a hint/touch/trace of sarcasm in his voice
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2, Languagec2- He made the remark without a hint of sarcasm.
- His voice dripped (with) sarcasm.
- I detected a touch of sarcasm in his remarks.
- I love him for his cutting wit and dry sarcasm.
- James caught the sarcasm in her voice.
- There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.
- ‘I'm impressed,’ Graham said with thinly-veiled sarcasm.
- Her voice was heavy with sarcasm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- biting
- bitter
- heavy
- …
- hint
- note
- tinge
- …
- be full of
- be heavy with
- drip
- …
- drip
- with sarcasm
- sarcasm in
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein ‘tear flesh’, in late Greek ‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’).
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