Synset

witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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caustic remark

irony

sarcasm

satire

sample sentences

"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"--Jonathan Swift