Innuendo vs Sarcasm - What's the difference?
innuendo | sarcasm |
A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation.
(logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
(uncountable) A sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.
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(countable) An act of sarcasm.
As nouns the difference between innuendo and sarcasm
is that innuendo is a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation while sarcasm is a sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.innuendo
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(wikipedia innuendo)Alternative forms
* (archaic) inuendoNoun
- She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
