Humor, Irony, Sarcasam Tone/Attitude Words

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22 Terms

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Bitter

distasteful or distressing to the mind: galling

marked by intensity or severity, accompanied by severe pain or suffering

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Bantering

good-natured and usually witty and animated joking

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Caustic

capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action: corrosive

marked by incisive sarcasm

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Contemptuous

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval: feeling or showing contempt

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Cynical

having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic, such as

contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives

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Disdainful

full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior: full of or expressing scorn or disdain

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Droll

having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality

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Flippant

lacking proper respect or seriousness

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Insolent

rude or impolite: having or showing a lack of respect for other people

boldly disrespectful toward those in authority or of higher rank or status

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Irreverent

Lacking proper respect or seriousness

Satiric

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Malicious

having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone: given to, marked by, or arising from malice

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Mock-heroic

ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action

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Mock-serious

ridiculing or burlesquing serious style, character, or action

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Patronizing

showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others: marked by condescension

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Pompous

having or exhibiting self-importance: arrogant

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Quizzical

comically quaint

mildly teasing or mocking

expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief

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Ribald

marked by coarseness or lewdness: crude, offensive

characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor

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Ridiculing

the act of ridiculing: derision, mockery

to make fun of

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Sardonic

showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something : disdainfully or skeptically humorous: derisively mocking

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Scornful

open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation

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Satiric

wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly (as of a person, government, or society)

broadly: humor that criticizes weakness or wrongdoing

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Wry

bent, twisted, or turned usually abnormally to one side

made by a deliberate distortion of the facial muscles, often to express irony or mockery