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Sardonic

Sardonic. By: Vishaal Kalwani. Definition. Sar -don- ic [ sahr -don- ik ] Adj. characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering Taken from www.dictionary.com. Etymology. 1630s F rom French, sardonique From Latin, sardonius in Sardonius risus

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Sardonic

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  1. Sardonic By: VishaalKalwani

  2. Definition • Sar-don-ic [sahr-don-ik] • Adj. • characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering • Taken from www.dictionary.com

  3. Etymology • 1630s • From French, sardonique • From Latin, sardonius in Sardoniusrisus • loan-translation of Gk. sardonios (gelos) "of bitter or scornful (laughter),“ • The greeks also believed that eating a plant entitled called sardonia caused facial expressions smilar to sardonic laughter • Taken from www.etymonline.com

  4. Examples in Literature • “She does not search out the grounds of motive like George Eliot, nor illumine them like Meredith by search-light flashes of insight, nor like Hardy display them by irony sardonic or pitying, nor like Henry James thread a labyrinth of indications and intimations, repulsions and attractions right and left, all pointing to the central temple, where sits the problem.” • F.W. Cornish in Criticisms and Interpretations of Jane Austen

  5. Examples in Literature • “The compliments which Dom Claude thus addressed to Jacques Coictier were uttered in that tone of veiled, bitter, sardonic raillery, with that grievous, yet cruel, smile of a superior and unfortunate man, who seeks a moment’s distraction in playing on the gross vanity of the vulgarly prosperous man.” • Victor Marie Hugo (1802–1885).  Notre Dame de Paris. The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction.  1917.

  6. Examples in Literature • “Can anyone picture God telling, taking, or enjoying a good joke? The idea is laughable. The Devil, on the other hand, laughs with demonic mirth, is possessed of a sardonic wit, and his eyes hold a glint of wicked bemusement” • -Diane LaVey

  7. 10 Sardonic Things • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • Critics • Cartoons • Opinion Articles • Peers in high school • Governmental dissenters • The world towards America • Celebrity gossipers • Ad hominem debaters

  8. Auditory and Visual Representation http://www.craphound.com/images/ripyourfaceoff.jpg

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