Assertion: sarcasm | /r/HasProperty | taken as severe form of criticism
Facets:
value: with victim’s reactions in mind
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: With speaker intent in mind [from all points of view] sarcasm is used as a means of verbal aggression; with victim’s reactions in mind, sarcasm is taken as a more severe form of criticism than found when criticism is directly expressed” (1482).