sarcasm

Значение (Английский)

  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.

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C2
Произносится как (IPA)
/ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/
Этимология (Английский)

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”).

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