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| 1. | [ noun ] witty language used to convey insults or scorn | |
| Synonyms: | satire sarcasm caustic_remark | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | wit satirize sarcastic unsarcastic | |
| 2. | [ noun ] incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | |
| Examples: | : "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" |
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| Related terms: | incongruity Socratic_irony | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | |
| Related terms: | trope dramatic_irony antiphrasis deserving fine indeed | |
| Similar spelling: |
iron Irion Iran Irwin Irina Irene Irena Irani |
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