Sarcasm vs. Mocking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sarcasm and Mocking
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Sarcasm
Sarcasm is the use of words usually used to either mock or annoy someone, or for humorous purposes. Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although it is not necessarily ironic.
Mocking
To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride
Was mocked for contradicting himself.
Mocked her superficial understanding of the issues.
Sarcasm
A cutting, often ironic remark intended to express contempt or ridicule.
Mocking
To imitate in fun or derision
Mocked his high-pitched voice.
Sarcasm
A form of wit characterized by the use of such remarks
Detected a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
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Mocking
To mimic or resemble closely
A whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.
Sarcasm
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.
Mocking
To frustrate the hopes or intentions of
"The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).
Sarcasm
(countable) An act of sarcasm.
Mocking
To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible
"The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).
Sarcasm
A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration.
Mocking
To express scorn or ridicule; jeer
They mocked at the idea.
Sarcasm
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
He used sarcasm to upset his opponent
Irony is wasted on the stupid
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own
Mocking
The act of mocking.
Mocking
An object of scorn or derision
Became the mock of his associates.
Mocking
Simulated; false; sham
A mock battle.
Mocking
In an insincere or pretending manner
Mock sorrowful.
Mocking
Mockery
Mocking
Derisive or contemptuous
Mocking
Teasing or taunting
Mocking
Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.
Mocking
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
Derisive laughter
A jeering crowd
Her mocking smile
Taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
Mocking
Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule);
His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
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