Another word for sarcasm
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Noun
Irony or bitterness, as of tone
- Sharpness, bitterness, or harshness of temper, words, etc.
- Sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone.
- A sour, astringent quality
- The degree of this
- The state, quality, or degree of being acid.
- Acid quality or condition; sourness
- (Figuratively) Such property in some immaterial agent.
- Some property characteristic of a corrosive substance, as its taste.
- The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.
- The state or quality of being mordant.
- Irony or bitterness of tone
- The quality of being trenchant
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Another word for sarcasm
Noun
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- Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.
- The branch of literature constituting such works.
- A literary work in which vices, follies, abuses, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt
- A method of humorous or subtly sarcastic expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the direct opposite of their usual sense
- The contrast, as in a play, between what a character thinks the truth is, as revealed in a speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be
- The expression of such an attitude in a literary work
- Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.
- Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- Good-natured teasing, ridicule, or joking
- The act of ridiculing or laughing at someone or something.
- A state of being derided:
- A deriding or being derided; contempt or ridicule
- The punishable act of showing disrespect for the authority or dignity of a court (or legislature), as by disobedience, unruliness, etc.
- The state of being despised or dishonored:
- Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
- The act by which something is flouted.
- The state or quality of being supercilious.
- The act of using words, gestures, images, or other products of expression to evoke laughter or contemptuous feelings regarding a person or thing:
- The words or other products of expression used in this way:
- Words or actions intended to produce such laughter
- Any broadly comic or satirical imitation, as of a writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; parody
- A sort of vaudeville characterized by low comedy, striptease acts, etc.
- A literary or dramatic work that makes fun of something, often by means of outlandish exaggeration.
- A disparaging or being disparaged; detraction
- Anything that discredits
- A critical comment or judgment.
- The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
- The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.
- An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others:
- The philosophy of the Greek Cynics
- (Uncountable) an emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest.
- A denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse:
- Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation:
- A violent verbal attack; strong criticism, insults, curses, etc.; vituperation
- An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members.
- A judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature
- An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.
- The act of slandering or libeling; defaming.
- A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
- A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo
- The act of one who sneers.
- Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable:
- An object of scorn or ridicule:
- Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.
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