mindmap root((讽刺)) sarcastic applies to what intentionally inflicts pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing: a critic famous for his ~ remarks. satiric implies an intent to censure by ridicule and reprobation: a ~ look at contemporary sexual mores. ironic implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative by saying something startlingly or surprisingly different from, and often the opposite of, what is meant: made the ~ observation that the government could always be trusted. sardonic implies a scornful, mocking, or derisive disbelief or doubt that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression: surveyed the scene with a ~ smile.