A remark is Definition, meaning and use in literature

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Whether at work, on the street or at home, we can't do without reprimanding someone. What is this concept and what is its essence? The remark and interpretation of this word will be discussed in the article.

Definition of concept

In the explanatory dictionary of Ushakov D. N. the following concept of the term is given:

• remark is a judgment about something, expressed in writing or orally;
• these are comments or scholarly criticisms about something;
• this is an instruction, a reprimand.

Being on notice means notoriety.

In the dictionary of Ozhegov S. I. the following definition is given to the concept: a remark is a brief judgment about something or an indication of an error.

The popular dictionary of the Russian language provides two definitions for the concept:

1. A short statement about something.
2. Indicating a breach of routine.

In the Big Legal Dictionary: a remark is one of the types of disciplinary action that does not cause any consequences for the employee. It is usually done orally.

Synonyms and epithets

In the dictionaryepithets with the word "remark" can use the following definitions:

• when it comes to evaluating someone or something: well-intentioned, caustic, encouraging, ironic, offensive, condemnatory, approving, skeptical, reproachful, reproachful, evil, good-natured, harmless, poisonous, moralizing, critical, biting, caustic, mocking, condescending, annihilating, hostile, reprehensible;
• if we are talking about the nature or assessment of the remark itself: empty, curious, businesslike, cautious, essential, squeamish, illogical, fair, frivolous, brilliant, weighty, jerky, striking, playful, malicious, convincing, sharp, profound

Synonyms for the concept are: censure, remark, reproach, hairpin, scolding, replica, sarcasm, injection, reprimand, remark, catching, causticity, afterword, bonmo, mention, note, outpouring, discernment, pen alty, podkovyrka, judgment, remark, reservation, statement, reprimand.

Use of the word in literature

In Russian literature, the concept of "remark" is used in three different meanings:

• The first is like a brief judgment about something, for example, in Turgenev's work "Yakov Pasynkov": "She had a habit of making … remarks about passers-by."
• The second meaning is like a small reprimand, for example, from Kozhevnikov V. "March-April": "He made a remark to the captain that he pays little attention to Mikhailova."
• Third - as an observation, for example, by Turgenev in "Literary and everyday memories": "According to the comments of hunters, it is difficult to distinguish a good nightingale from a bad one."