'Sarcasm' definitions:
Definition of 'sarcasm'
(from WordNet)
noun
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"-- Jonathan Swift [syn: sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark]
Definition of 'Sarcasm'
From: GCIDE
- Sarcasm \Sar"casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr. sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest. [1913 Webster]
- The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. --Sir J. Reynolds. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sarcasm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acerbity,
- acridity,
- acridness,
- acrimony,
- agile wit,
- asperity,
- Atticism,
- 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