sarcasm

«sarcasm» in Mova's school dictionary: saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a mocking… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (sarcasm — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Sarcasm is saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a mocking voice, to make fun of something or to show you are annoyed. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in reading and talk: understanding tone of voice. If someone says "Oh, great!" when it rains on sports day, that is sarcasm. In stories it shows a character's mood. Sarcasm can hurt feelings, and it is hard to read in text messages.

examples

• "Great weather for a picnic," he said with sarcasm, as it poured. tree →
• She did not notice the sarcasm in his voice. tree →
• Sarcasm can be funny, but it can also hurt people. tree →
• "Oh, thanks a lot," she said, full of sarcasm. tree →
• It's hard to tell sarcasm in a text message. tree →
• The teacher asked us not to use sarcasm in the debate. tree →
• But for the moment Wendy was shocked. “You conceit,” she exclaimed, with frightful sarcasm; “of course I did nothing!” tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: sarcastic; adverb: sarcastically. Sarcasm is a kind of irony; irony is wider and not always mocking.

In the corpora

• This is sarcasm: saying the opposite of what you mean, to mock someone.
• Sarcasm means saying the opposite of what you mean, to mock something or show annoyance; tone is the feeling in your voice.
• Teachers sometimes use sarcasm to tease gently, but it can hurt, and many teachers now avoid it with children.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sarcasm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.