Sarcasm Definition

särkăzəm

noun

A taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark; gibe or jeer, generally ironic.

Webster's New World

The making of such remarks.

Webster's New World

A form of wit characterized by the use of such remarks.

Detected a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

American Heritage

Their characteristic quality.

Webster's New World

(uncountable) A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

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Other Word Forms of Sarcasm

Noun

Singular:

sarcasm

Plural:

sarcasms

Origin of Sarcasm

From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos, “a sneer"), from σαρκάζειν (sarkazein, “gnash the teeth (in anger), literally, to strip off the flesh"), from σάρξ (sarks, “flesh").

From Wiktionary
Late Latin sarcasmus from Greek sarkasmos from sarkazein to bite the lips in rage from sarx sark- flesh

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition