cutting remark

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

a comment that is cruel and intended to hurt someone's feelings

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Examples (10)

  • His cutting remark deeply hurt her feelings.
  • She delivered a cutting remark that silenced the room.
  • Ignoring his cutting remarks was the best strategy.
  • The politician was known for making cutting remarks during debates.
  • I tried to brush off the cutting remark, but it lingered.
  • Her quick, cutting remark left him speechless.
  • He apologized later for his thoughtless cutting remark.
  • The journalist's cutting remarks drew criticism from readers.
  • Even years later, that cutting remark still stings a little.
  • She regretted her cutting remark as soon as it left her mouth.