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sarcasm |ˈsärˌkazəm|
noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt: his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein ‘tear flesh,’ in late Greek‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’). |
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