SARCASM


Meaning of SARCASM in English

/ ˈsɑːkæzəm; NAmE ˈsɑːrk-/ noun

[ U ] a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to sb or to make fun of them :

'That will be useful,' she snapped with heavy sarcasm (= she really thought it would not be useful at all) .

a hint / touch / trace of sarcasm in his voice

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French sarcasme , or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos , from Greek sarkazein tear flesh, in late Greek gnash the teeth, speak bitterly (from sarx , sark- flesh).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.