[ˈsɑːkaz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
(e.g: she didn't like the note of sarcasm in his voice)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: 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’)