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sarcasm

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way:

Examples:

"You have been working hard," he said with heavy sarcasm, as he looked at the empty page.
2
remarks that mean the opposite of what they say, made to criticize someone or something in a way that is amusing to others but annoying to the person criticized:

Examples:

biting/heavy sarcasm

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