# sarcasm

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/ · frequency rank #12,676

## Definitions
1. Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
2. An individual act of the above.

## Etymology
From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from σαρκάζω (sarkázō, “I gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “I strip off the flesh”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`asrcasm`, `sacrasm`, `saracsm`, `sarcams`, `sarcasmm`, `sarcassm`, `sarccasm`, `sarcsam`, `sarrcasm`, `sracasm`, `ssarcasm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sarcasm