Sarcasm vs. Venom

Sarcasmnoun

(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.

Sarcasmnoun

(countable) An act of sarcasm.

Sarcasmnoun

A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.

Sarcasmnoun

witty language used to convey insults or scorn;

Sarcasm

Sarcasm is the use of words usually used to either mock or annoy someone, or for humorous purposes. Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although it is not necessarily ironic.

Venomnoun

A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.

Venomnoun

(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.

Venomverb

(obsolete) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Venomadjective

(obsolete) Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.

Venomnoun

Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging.

Venomnoun

Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.

Venomverb

To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Venomnoun

toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

Venomnoun

feeling a need to see others suffer

Venom

Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. Venom has evolved in a wide variety of animals, both predators and prey, and both vertebrates and invertebrates.