sardonic
adjective/sɑːˈdɒnɪk/
/sɑːrˈdɑːnɪk/
(disapproving)- showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them seriously synonym mocking
- a sardonic smile
- He looked at her with sardonic amusement.
- Her voice had a sardonic, mocking tone that frightened Connie.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySardonic is used with these nouns:- comment
- eyebrow
- gleam
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French sardonique, earlier sardonien, via Latin from Greek sardonios ‘of Sardinia’, alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter.
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