barb
noun [C] (REMARK) /bɑːb/
/bɑːrb/ Definition
› a remark that is clever but cruel and unkind: I tried to ignore their barbs about my new jacket.Remarks and remarkingExpressing and asking opinions
(Definition of barb noun (REMARK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- air verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- annotate verb
- backbiting noun
- bon mot noun
- comment noun
- compliment noun
- innuendo noun
- last word noun
- line noun (REMARK)
- mention noun
- mot juste noun
- observation noun (NOTICING)
- parenthesis noun
- parting shot noun
- platitude noun
- profundity noun (UNDERSTANDING)
- remark noun
- remark on sth phrasal verb
- shaft noun (REMARK)
- sideswipe noun (REMARK)
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