sarcasm

Sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt

Entitystylistic deviceQ191035

Also known as /s

Instance of: stylistic device
Subclass of: humor
, irony

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Sarcasm is the caustic use of words, often in a humorous way, to mock someone or something. Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, and is also commonly associated with, though it does not necessarily contain, irony. Most noticeable in speech, sarcasm is mainly distinguished by the inflection with which it is spoken or, with an undercurrent of irony, by the extreme disproportion of the comment to the situation, and is largely context-dependent.

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