sarcasm

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
2. (countable) An individual act of the above.

Concepten

sarcasme

ironie

cynisme

Synoniemen

irony

satire

mockery

ridicule

scorn

contempt

taunt

jeer

cynicism

derision

sneer

bitter remark

caustic remark

acidness

quip

disdain

bitter

ridiculousness

sarcastic

scoff

suspiciousness

misanthropy

causticity

disagreeableness

gaudiness

gibe

hit

humor

innuendo

jibe

laughableness

laughter

acerbity

mock

mordancy

nip

pessimism

pun

Vertalingen

sarcasme

sarcasmo

sarcasmo

Sarkasmus

σαρκασμός

sarcasmo

sarcasme

Satire

Ironie

satire

ironie

ironia

Spott

istihza

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from σαρκάζω (sarkázō, “I gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “I strip off the flesh”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).