Sarcasm vs Railing - What's the difference?
sarcasm | railing | Related terms |
(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.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm , he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.}}
(countable) An act of sarcasm.
A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
Sarcasm is a related term of railing.
As nouns the difference between sarcasm and railing
is that sarcasm is (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 while railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.As a verb railing is
.sarcasm
English
Noun
Synonyms
* (uncountable) derision, facetiousness, irony, ridicule, satire * (countable) taunt, gibeDerived terms
* sarcasticSee also
* ("sarcasm" on Wikipedia)External links
* * *railing
English
Noun
(wikipedia railing) (en noun)- During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.