Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sarcasm
Sarcasm
sarcasm
n. 1 a bitter or wounding remark. 2 a taunt, esp. one ironically worded. 3 language consisting of such remarks. 4 the faculty of using this. Derivatives sarcastic adj. sarcastically adv. Etymology: F sarcasme or f. LL sarcasmus f. late Gk sarkasmos f. Gk sarkazo tear flesh, in late Gk gnash the teeth, speak bitterly f. sarx sarkos flesh
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noun Etymology: French or Late Latin; French ~e, from Late Latin ~os, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to tear flesh, bite the lips in rage, sneer, from sark-, sarx flesh; probably akin to Avestan thwarəsto cut Date: 1550 a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain , 2. a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual, the use or language of ~ , see: wit ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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