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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

냉소적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: naengsojeokin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sarcastic/sɑːrˈkæs.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 냉소적인 태도가 분위기를 망쳤다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Marked by or given to the use of irony in order to mock or convey contempt.

    "She made a sarcastic comment about his punctuality when he arrived an hour late."
  2. 2

    Expressing ridicule or derision through cutting or bitter remarks.

    "His sarcastic tone made it clear that he was not impressed with the proposal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'sarcasticus', which stems from the Greek 'sarkasmos' (a sneer or jeer), ultimately coming from 'sarkazein' meaning 'to tear flesh like dogs' or 'to sneer'. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical biting or flesh-tearing imagery into figurative verbal irony meant to mock or convey contempt.

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