What is sarcasm? Having asked this question to several of my friends, I received very similar answers - this is an unspoken, veiled joke on the lack of another person. Indeed, why don’t we feed us with bread, we are “pulled” by our interlocutor, and are we able to easily be offended by such manifestations in our direction?
Scientists have proven that moderate sarcasm is beneficial because it helps our brain work and distinguish humor from a truly negative attitude towards our person.
What is sarcasm for those who practice it constantly? Probably, a way of self-expression, a way to rise, humiliating another, but looking at the same time not in the best light. Psychologists have already spoken here - they advise those who use this weapon constantly, and even several times a day, to be wary. For the most part, such people have complexes, are not always satisfied with themselves, and so that no one else notices this, they are the first to act. After all, as you know, the best defense is an attack.
The meaning of the word sarcasm is defined as follows - an evil grin aimed at enhancing the contrast between the expressed caustic remark and reality. By the way, on the Internet on forums, many people write that this category is not always negative, sometimes it’s fun and pleasant to play a joke on the other, and both sides like this ridicule.
Of course, there are exceptions, especially when you are in the circle of close friends about whom you know almost everything, ridicule a particular episode from life - this is not a reason to classify yourself as the people about whom it was written above. Psychologists advise those to mature in the root and, perhaps, turn to a specialist, because some, if they want to use less evil language, simply can not. So what is sarcasm? A certain kind of bad habit.
Very often, irony and sarcasm are used in our speech as synonyms, but this is not true. What is sarcasm, we have already figured out, but you need to understand how it differs from irony. Irony, as you know, is often found in literature, that is, it is a way to convey to the reader something absurd, but without exposing it in a negative light.
Of course, sarcasm is also used by writers, but in completely different genres. Many authors and publicists resort to this tool in their articles to expose reality, to reveal the truth, possibly hiding from readers.
By the way, recently at one radio station there was a show dedicated to the topic “Sarcasm - what is it?”, In which people spoke out ambiguously. As an author, of course, I am interested in a subjective opinion, but a girl based on concrete facts liked a lot more.
So, she said that in a study, our, domestic psychologists decided to recreate a certain situation in which people underwent various emotional tests. As a result, it turned out that they were sarcastically referring to their “colleagues” in misfortune when their actions evoked the most powerful negative emotions.
Based on this, the experts concluded that often hatred is hidden behind the mask of sarcasm, which the source (person) is trying to carefully mask as a joke. It turns out that sarcasm is anger and negativity. But really, it’s worth considering, because the meaning of the word “sarcasm” among friends is rather confused with the interpretation of irony. However, with less pleasant people we are sharp on the tongue. There is a bit of truth in the study.
Summarize. What is sarcasm, if not an evil grin, aimed at emphasizing the flaws of another person? Probably a game in contrasts, used by writers, politicians, presenters and many other public people to create a vivid and memorable speech. To choose for each of us in what doses and for what to use such a dangerous weapon, which, if used improperly, is fraught with, if not conflict, then misunderstanding and hidden insult.
