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   sar·casm

   /ˈsärˌkazəm/

   noun

   • 1. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt: "his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein ‘tear flesh’, in late Greek ‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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