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Ο σαρκασμός
Ο σαρκασμός is irony sharpened into an attack, aimed at a person rather than a situation. English sarcasm is a direct borrowing of this word. Greeks distinguish it clearly from ειρωνεία, which can be gentle or purely rhetorical.
Examples in context
Ο σαρκασμός του με πλήγωσε.
His sarcasm hurt me.
Απάντησε με έντονο σαρκασμό.
She replied with heavy sarcasm.
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