English → Latin
“sarcasm” in Latin
The English word sarcasm itself goes back to Latin sarcasmus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sarcasm
*dictum aculeatum, mordax; plur., facetiae acerbae: acerbae dictorum contumeliae: dicteria (Cic., Fragm.). ☞ Sarcasmus, in Greek characters, Quint., 8, 6, 57.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sarcasm?
- The usual Latin words for “sarcasm” are mordāx, dīctērium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.