sarcasmo

Concepts

sarcasm

satire

irony

caustic remark

quip

mocking

humor

Synonyms

ironia

sátira

Translations

sarcasmo

sarcasmo

sarcasme

sarcasme

Sarkasmus

σαρκασμός

sarcasme

ironie

satira

sàtira

satire

ironia

النقد الساخر

ironia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saʁˈkaz.mu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sneer”), from Ancient Greek σαρκάζειν (sarkázein, “to gnash the teeth”, literally “to tear off the skin”), based on σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).