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sarcasm
noun
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm
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noun
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
“He used sarcasm to upset his opponent”
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He used sarcasm to upset his opponent
Irony is wasted on the stupid
{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"}
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