sardonicism

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The quality of being sardonic

   “His sardonicism was getting on my nerves.”

   “As I have shown, “bad” affective modes such as humor, irony, sardonicism, self-reflexivity, satire, and irreverence allow them to confront enduring legacies around Native American and African American relationships to the environment, especially racialized environmental affect, and to critique readerly and other public expectations.”