SARDONIC LAUGHTER

\sɑːdˈɒnɪk lˈaftə], \sɑːdˈɒnɪk lˈaftə], \s_ɑː_d_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k l_ˈa_f_t_ə]\

Definitions of SARDONIC LAUGHTER

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  • See Risus sardonicus.
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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