Noun > Sarcasm

Sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean one thing to communicate the exact opposite of that thing, especially to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny. Her monotone voice often made it difficult to tell whether Read More …

Verb > Conflate

Two closely related meanings of the verb conflate are “to confuse,” i.e. “to fail to differentiate,” and “to blend or bring together.” Be careful not to conflate gossip with real news. The movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so Read More …

Noun > Outage

(count) US a period of time when there is no electricity in a building or area The power outage left us in the dark for five hours. (=we did not have electrical power for five hours)

Noun > Harangue

A harangue is a forceful or angry speech or piece of writing. After watching the popular documentary, he delivered a long harangue about the dangers of social media.