mordancy Synonyms

trenchancy severity scorn satire sarcasm ridicule rancor pungency poignancy piquancy mordacity mockery sharpness sinewiness sardonicism incisiveness grievousness corrosiveness causticity forcefulness comeback virulence verjuice tartness sourness malice irony bitterness bite astringency aspersion asperity animosity acrimony acridness acridity acidness acidity brackishness burlesque invective harshness gibe enmity dig derision cynicism criticism contempt censure