irony

Definition of Irony in English :

Noun

1. caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. irony

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

Example Sentences:
'the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated'

3. irony

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Irony

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noun plural -nies

1.

the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2.

an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3.

incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity

4. dramatic irony

5. philosophy Socratic irony

adjective

of, resembling, or containing iron

Irony

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nounWord forms: plural ˈironies

1.

a.

a method of humorous or subtly sarcastic expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the direct opposite of their usual sense

the irony of calling a stupid plan “clever”

b.

an instance of this

2.

the contrast, as in a play, between what a character thinks the truth is, as revealed in a speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be

: often dramatic irony

3.

a combination of circumstances or a result that is the opposite of what is or might be expected or considered appropriate

an irony that the firehouse burned

4.

a.

a cool, detached attitude of mind, characterized by recognition of the incongruities and complexities of experience

b.

the expression of such an attitude in a literary work

5.

the feigning of ignorance in argument

often called Socratic irony (after Socrates' use of this tactic in Plato's Dialogues)

adjective

of, like, or containing iron

Irony

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n. pl. i·ro·nies

1.

a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning: "the embodiment of the waspish don, from his Oxbridge tweeds to the bone-dry ironies of his speech and prose" (Ron Rosenbaum).

2.

a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" (Richard Kain).

b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity: the ironies of fate. See Usage Note at ironic.

3. Dramatic irony.

4. Socratic irony.

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