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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fěngcì
"他的话充满了讽刺意味。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt, often by stating the opposite of what is meant to produce a biting effect.
"His voice was dripping with sarcasm when he congratulated me on losing my keys." - 2
A sharp and ironic remark intended to wound or ridicule someone.
"She deflected his insults with a quick piece of sarcasm that left him speechless."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th century via French and Latin from Greek sarkasmos, meaning a sneering or tearing of flesh. The root verb sarkazein literally means to strip off the flesh, evolving over centuries into the modern rhetorical device of using sharp, ironic remarks intended to mock or convey contempt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sarcasm" is said worldwide
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sarcasme
Transliteration: sar.kasm
"Son commentaire était plein de sarcasme."
Sarkasmus
Transliteration: zarˈkas.mʊs
"Er reagierte mit scharfem Sarkasmus."
sarcasmo
Transliteration: sarˈkaz.mo
"Il suo sarcasmo era evidente a tutti."
sarcasmo
Transliteration: sarˈkas.mo
"Usó el sarcasmo para expresar su descontento."
sarcasmo
Transliteration: saʁˈkaʒ.mu
"O humor mordaz dele estava cheio de sarcasmo."
व्यंग्य
Transliteration: vyangya
"उसकी बात में गहरा व्यंग्य छिपा था।"
讽刺
Transliteration: fěngcì
"他的话充满了讽刺意味。"
냉소
Transliteration: naengso
"그의 발언에는 날카로운 냉소가 섞여 있었다."
嫌味
Transliteration: iyami
"彼の皮肉な態度は嫌味たっぷりだった。"
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