Sarcasm

Noun

 * 1)  A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.
 * 2)  An act of sarcasm.

Synonyms

 * derision, facetiousness, irony, ridicule, satire
 * taunt, gibe

Derived terms

 * sarcastic

Adjectives for Sarcasm
coarse; chilling; taunting; evident; good-natured; needless; irritating; sweeping; quiet; elaborate; cutting; sneering; juster; meditated; deadly; biting; mild; veiled; obvious; bludgeoning; savage; shivering; painful.

Verbs for Sarcasm
employ—; flout—; gird in—; indulge in—; pour forth—; vary—; vent—; temper—; — affronts; —bites; —cuts; —detracts; —embitters; —flays; —insults; —piques; —scars; squelches; —strikes; —taunts; —scathes; — smarts.

Thesaurus
Atticism, acerbity, acridity, acridness, acrimony, agile wit, asperity, bitterness, black humor, burlesque, caricature, causticity, comedy, contumely, corrosiveness, cynicism, derision, disdain, dry wit, esprit, farce, gibe, harshness, humor, innuendo, invective, irony, jest, lampoon, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, mockery, nimble wit, parody, pleasantry, poison, poisonousness, pretty wit, quick wit, raillery, rancor, ready wit, repartee, ridicule, salt, satire, satiric wit, savor of wit, scorn, sharpness, slapstick, slapstick humor, sneering, spite, spitefulness, squib, subtle wit, travesty, venom, venomousness, virulence, visual humor, wit

Etymology
From sarcasmus: <  σαρκασμός: < σαρκάζειν: < σάρξ:.

Translations

 * Arabic: النقد الساخر, سخرية, تهكم
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 * Hindi: ताना, व्यंग-कथ, व्यंग


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 * Russian:, едкость, язвительность, ёрничество
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 * Welsh: coegni