Polyglot Dictionary

Sarkasmus

/zaʁˈkasmʊs/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. sarcasm

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Satire

Often confused: Sarkasmus is a biting, mocking remark aimed at a person or thing; Satire is a broader artistic or literary genre that uses humor to criticize (often society or politics).

Similar in other languages

French

sarcasme

sarcasme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sarcasm."

Portuguese

sarcasmo

sarcasmo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sarcasm."

Practice

1 What does Sarkasmus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein ___ verletzte sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sarkasmus?

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