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To be sardonic is to be disdainfully or cynically humorous, or scornfully mocking. A form of wit or humour, being sardonic often involves expressing an uncomfortable truth in a clever and not necessarily malicious way, often with a degree of skepticism.
14. Feb. 2011 · Sardonic: grimly mocking or cynical. She wrote sarcastic comments on their failures. She's witty and sarcastic. Starkey attempted a sardonic smile. The differences between the words are: sardonic doesn't implicate the use of irony; sarcastic is not used referring something/somebody cynical; sarcastic doesn't implicate a grim (sad or ...
- @Manoochehr doesn't quite catch the meaning of sardonic. It means "grimly mocking or cynical." My Webster's gives its origin as mid 17th cent.: fro...
- Examples: Sarcastic: Well, this meeting with the boss should be hilarious. Sardonic: Time for the monthly flogging by a twerp in a suit; I'll try n...
- According to Longman Dictionary of contemporary English: Sardonic : showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone or something, and feel...
- The definition of the words I can read on the NOAD are: Sarcastic: marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. Sardonic:...
- To answer the currently unanswered half of the question: Criticism, if done correctly, is different to sardonism or sarcasm in that they are a mode...
- From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: Definition of sardonic : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking // a sardonic comm...
A classical sign of Tetanus, risus sardonicus is a form of facial dystonia producing a fixed smiling or grinning expression. Risus sardonicus or rictus grin is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning.
5. Nov. 2020 · There is an equally disturbing story behind the creepy smile known as a sardonic grin. Creepy and more than a little uncomfortable to behold, one usually thinks of DC Comics' Joker when hearing the phrase "sardonic grin."
- Riley Winters
8. Aug. 2023 · Learn how the ancient Phoenicians created a gruesome smile on the dead by using a poisonous plant. Discover the legend, the mystery, and the history behind the sardonic grin.
Sardonismus bezeichnet im Unterschied zum Sarkasmus keinen beißenden, bitteren Spott, sondern einen grimmigen, schmerzvollen. Verbunden ist dieser oft mit einem unheimlichen, finsteren Gelächter, dem sardonischen Lachen.
16. Mai 2009 · Sardinian scientists believe they’ve traced the roots of the ‘death-defying’ sardonic grin to a plant commonly found on the Italian island. Greek poet Homer first used the word, an adaptation of the ancient word for Sardininan, to describe a defiant smile or laugh in the face of death.
