| slovo | definícia |
sarcasm
(mass) | sarcasm
- sarkazmus |
sarcasm
(encz) | sarcasm,sarkasmus |
Sarcasm
(gcide) | Sarcasm \Sar"casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr.
sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite
the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx,
sa`rkos, flesh.]
A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered
with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a
cutting jest.
[1913 Webster]
The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be
a matter of inspiration. --Sir J.
Reynolds.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.
[1913 Webster] |
sarcasm
(wn) | sarcasm
n 1: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used
sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the
stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do
generally discover everybody's face but their own"--
Jonathan Swift [syn: sarcasm, irony, satire, {caustic
remark}] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
sarcasm
(mass) | sarcasm
- sarkazmus |
sarcasm
(encz) | sarcasm,sarkasmus |
Sarcasmous
(gcide) | Sarcasmous \Sar*cas"mous\, a.
Sarcastic. [Obs.] "Sarcasmous scandal." --Hubidras.
[1913 Webster] Sarcastic |
sarcasm
(wn) | sarcasm
n 1: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used
sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the
stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do
generally discover everybody's face but their own"--
Jonathan Swift [syn: sarcasm, irony, satire, {caustic
remark}] |
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