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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδιασυρμός“ridicule”
- English todaydiasyrm
From Ancient Greek διασυρμός (diasurmós, “ridicule”), from διασύρω (diasúrō, “tear into peaces; disparage”), from σύρω (súrō).
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diasyrm
Today it means: Describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so. Full definition →
Ancient Greek διασυρμός