diasyrm

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασυρμός (diasurmós, “ridicule”), from διασύρω (diasúrō, “tear into peaces; disparage”), from σύρω (súrō).

Noun

diasyrm (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) Describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so.

   Coordinate term: hyperbole