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Meaning of sardonicism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality of being sardonic

uncountable, usually

Examples

“His sardonicism was getting on my nerves.”
“As I have shown, “bad” affective modes such as humor, irony, sardonicism, self-reflexivity, satire, and irreverence allow them to confront enduring legacies around Native American and African American relationships to the environment, especially racialized environmental affect, and to critique readerly and other public expectations.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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