1 the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out
2 a remark that is meant to hurt sb's feelings:
The accusation that she did not trust him was a barb that hurt more than he wanted to admit.
seealsoBARBED
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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