different between sarcasm vs realism

English

Etymology

From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from ??????? (sarkáz?, “I gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “I strip off the flesh”), from ???? (sárx, “flesh”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s????kæz?m/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s???kæz?m/

Noun

sarcasm (countable and uncountable, plural sarcasms)

1. (uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.
2. (countable) An act of sarcasm.

Synonyms

• (uncountable): derision, facetiousness, irony, ridicule, satire
• (countable): taunt, gibe

Derived terms

• sarcastic

Usage notes

Because sarcasm and irony often go together, people often use sarcasm to refer to irony. Strictly speaking, an ironic statement is one that means the opposite of its content, and a sarcastic statement is an acerbic or sardonic one. To distinguish the two, saying "Oh my gosh, I hate you!" to sincerely congratulate one's best friend on their good fortune is ironic, but not sarcastic; saying, "I'm not a mind reader, okay?" is sarcastic, but not ironic.

Translations

See also

• sarcasm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• sarcasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sarcasm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sarcasm at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French sarcasme, from Latin sarcasmus.

Noun

sarcasm n (plural sarcasme)

1. sarcasm

Declension

English

Etymology

real +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.?l?zm/ enPR: REE-ahl-izm

Noun

realism (countable and uncountable, plural realisms)

1. A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
2. An artistic representation of reality as it is.
3. (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
4. (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

Antonyms

• (doctrine concerning universals): nominalism, antirealism

Hyponyms

• legal realism
• moral realism

Translations

See also

• idealism

References

• realism at OneLook Dictionary Search
• realism in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• "realism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 257.
• realism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Marlise, Raelism, Raëlism, almries, mailers, remails

Estonian

Noun

realism (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. realism

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Romanian

Etymology

From French réalisme.

Noun

realism n (uncountable)

1. realism

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

reell +? -ism

Noun

realism c

1. realism

Declension

Related terms

• realist
• realistisk

References

• Realism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)