/sahr"kaz euhm/ , n.
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.
[ 1570-80; sarcasmus sarkasmós, deriv. of sarkázein to rend (flesh), sneer; see SARCO- ]
Syn. 1. sardonicism, bitterness, ridicule. See irony 1 . 2. jeer.