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# sarcasm

noun (sarcasm — uncountable)

«sarcasm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x1)
- She did not notice the sarcasm in his voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x2)
- Sarcasm can be funny, but it can also hurt people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x3)
- "Oh, thanks a lot," she said, full of sarcasm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x4)
- It's hard to tell sarcasm in a text message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x5)
- The teacher asked us not to use sarcasm in the debate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x6)
- But for the moment Wendy was shocked. “You conceit,” she exclaimed, with frightful sarcasm; “of course I did nothing!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sarcasm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcasm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sarcasm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sarcasm.html) on Mova free.