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[[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand. | [[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand. | ||
Sarcasm is a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt. Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although sarcasm is not necessarily ironic. The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflection. The sarcastic content of a statement will be dependent upon the context in which it appears.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm Sarcasm]</ref> | |||
==Origin of the term== | |||
The word comes from the Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós) which is taken from σαρκάζειν (sarkázein) meaning to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm Sarcasm]</ref> | |||
==Ego Defense Mechanism== | ==Ego Defense Mechanism== | ||