English > sarcasm: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | witty language used to convey insults or scorn. |
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| Example | "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent" |
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| Synonyms | irony, satire, caustic remark |
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| Attributes | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | ironía, sarcasmo, sátira |
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| Catalan | ironia, sarcasme, sàtira |
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| Adjectives | sarcastic | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
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