NOUN | communication | caustic remark, sarcasm, irony, satire | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
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Meaning | witty language used to convey insults or scorn. | |
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Synonyms | sarcasm, irony, satire | |
Attributes | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
unsarcastic | not sarcastic | |
Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness | A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
Spanish | ironía, sarcasmo, sátira | |
Catalan | ironia, sarcasme, sàtira |
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