sarcastic

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in Vietnamese Hài nhảm, châm biếm, mỉa mai

BrE /ˈsɑː.kæs.tɪk/ AmE /sərˈkæst.ɪk/

adjective en → vi

1 DISAPPROVING [attributive / predicative] B1

Hài nhảm, châm biếm, mỉa mai

using sarcasm, especially to show that you are annoyed or disappointed with someone

  • be sarcastic about somebody/something

Collocations sarcastic comment · sarcastic smile

  • She was being very sarcastic when she said that.

    Khi cô ấy nói điều đó, cô ấy đang rất mỉa mai.

2 HUMOROUS [attributive / predicative] B2

Hài hước, vui nhộn

using sarcasm in a humorous way to make people laugh

  • be sarcastic about somebody/something

Collocations sarcastic joke · sarcastic remark

  • His sarcastic remarks always make people laugh.

    Những lời nói mỉa mai của anh ấy luôn khiến mọi người cười.