sarcasm

sar-casm · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

  2. 2.

    A sarcastic remark or expression.

Forms

plural: sarcasms

Related words

Antonyms: sincerity
See also: irony, mockery, satire
Synonyms: irony, mockery, ridicule

Etymology

From Greek sarkasmos ("a sneer, mockery"), from sarkazein ("to tear flesh, gnash teeth, speak bitterly"), from sarx ("flesh").