Sarcasm

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sarcasm \Sar"casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr.
     sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite
     the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx,
     sa`rkos, flesh.]
     A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered
     with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a


     cutting jest.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be
           a matter of inspiration.                 --Sir J.
                                                    Reynolds.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sarcasm
       n : witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used
           sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the
           stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do
           generally discover everybody's face but their
           own"--Johathan Swift [syn: {irony}, {satire}, {caustic
           remark}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "sarcasm":
     Atticism, acerbity, acridity, acridness, acrimony, agile wit,
     asperity, bitterness, black humor, burlesque, caricature,
     causticity, comedy, contumely, corrosiveness, cynicism, derision,
     disdain, dry wit, esprit, farce, gibe, harshness, humor, innuendo,
     invective, irony, jest, lampoon, malevolence, malice,
     maliciousness, mockery, nimble wit, parody, pleasantry, poison,
     poisonousness, pretty wit, quick wit, raillery, rancor, ready wit,
     repartee, ridicule, salt, satire, satiric wit, savor of wit, scorn,
     sharpness, slapstick, slapstick humor, sneering, spite,
     spitefulness, squib, subtle wit, travesty, venom, venomousness,
     virulence, visual humor, wit