sarcasm (n)
irony#1 (n)
satire (n)
caustic remark (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def witty language used to convey insults or scorn
examples 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
Derivationally related form satire → satiric; satire → satirise
Derivationally related form satire → satirical; satire → satirist; satire → satirize
Derivationally related form irony → ironical
Derivationally related form irony → ironic; irony → ironist
Derivationally related form sarcasm → sarcastic
Attribute sarcastic; unsarcastic
Incoming links
Derivationally related form ironical → irony
Derivationally related form ironic → irony; ironist → irony
Attribute sarcastic; unsarcastic
Derivationally related form sarcastic → sarcasm
Derivationally related form satiric → satire; satirise → satire
Derivationally related form satirical → satire; satirist → satire; satirize → satire
Hyponym wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness

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