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    sarcasm

    sarcasm - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sarcasm

    Definition
    (noun) witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    Synonyms : caustic remark , irony , satire
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sarcasm

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remember "SARCASTIC" same...

Now i will give u one funny way to remember.Relate it with 'sarkar' which means the government and the people who r associated with it always make scornful remarks in witty way against the opposition!

surcasm means surcastic... sur"cast"ic - fight among casts uses scornful wits sometimes.

SARCASM and CYNICISM are similar sounding words which refer to an ironically scornful language.

what we SA(T)y in IRE is what SATIRE means


Word used in video below:
text: I think the periods imply detached sarcasm.
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