Sarcasm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɑːrkæzəm|  American pronunciation of the word sarcasm
Brit.  |ˈsɑːkæz(ə)m|  British pronunciation of the word sarcasm

noun

- witty language used to convey insults or scorn (syn: irony, satire)
he used sarcasm to upset his opponent

Extra examples

...I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point....

Her remarks were dripping with sarcasm.

I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice.

His wit is flecked with sarcasm.

His bitter sarcasm galls her.

Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened!

His tone was now dripping with sarcasm.

Her sarcasm is a mask for her insecurity.

'I'm impressed,' said Greg, with thinly veiled (=only slightly hidden) sarcasm.

'Of course,' she said, her voice heavy with sarcasm.

His book commingles sarcasm and sadness

...the book is filled with cynicism and sarcasm, along with a soupçon of existentialist angst...

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