noun
noun: sarcasm; plural noun: sarcasms
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
"his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment"
| synonyms: | derision, mockery, ridicule, scorn, sneering, scoffing; irony; cynicism"well, it's easy to see that she got her biting sarcasm from her mother" |