different between sarcasm vs sadistic

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.

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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

sadist +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??d?st?k/

Adjective

sadistic (comparative more sadistic, superlative most sadistic)

1. Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
2. Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.
3. (colloquial) Causing a high degree of pain or humiliation.

Related terms

• sadism

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