<div>Main Entry: sar·casm </div><div>Pronunciation: <span class="pr">\<span class="unicode">?</span>sär-<span class="unicode">?</span>ka-z?m\</span></div><div>Function: noun </div><div>Etymology: French or Late Latin; French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmos, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to tear flesh, bite the lips in rage, sneer, from sark-, sarx flesh; probably akin to Avestan thwar?s- to cut</div><div>Date: 1550</div><p class="d"> 1 : a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
2 a :
a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic,
and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual
b : the use or language of sarcasm.</p>