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irony

/ irony /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
"the irony of Ireland''s copying the nation she most hated"
Type of:
incongruity incongruousness
Kinds of:
Socratic irony
noun Sense 2
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Type of:
trope figure of speech figure
Kinds of:
dramatic irony
noun Sense 3
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"
"irony is wasted on the stupid"
"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody''s face but their own"--Johathan Swift"
Type of:
wit humor humour
Derived:
satirize satirise lampoon
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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incongruity incongruousness Socratic irony trope figure of speech figure dramatic irony wit humor humour