French Conversation · Level 32
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French word
sarcasme
Pronunciation
IPA/saʁkasm/
Meaning
- masculine nounsarcasm
Example
C'est du sarcasme.
This is sarcasm.
More examples
Il a parlé avec sarcasme.
He spoke with sarcasm.
Core concept
A smile-shaped barb whose real force lies in the speaker's tone rather than its literal words.
Common phrases
du sarcasme
sarcasm
un ton de sarcasme
a sarcastic tone
avec sarcasme
with sarcasm
Similar words
ironie: A way of suggesting a meaning indirectly by saying the opposite of what is meant.
dérision: Mockery that treats someone as beneath respect and worthy of scorn.
moquerie: Ridiculing someone through teasing words or actions that turn them into a joke.
Definition in French
Désigne une remarque caustique visant à blesser ou à tourner en ridicule, souvent perceptible par le ton plutôt que par le contenu littéral.
Word origin
The French noun sarcasme is a borrowing from Latin sarcasmus, which derives from Greek sarkasmos and sarkazein, "to tear flesh."
Usage tips
- The adjective is sarcastique for both genders, as in une remarque sarcastique and un ton sarcastique.
Opposites
- sincéritésinceritynoun
Related words
- sarcastiquesarcasticadjective
- sarcastiquementsarcasticallyadverb