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1. (n.) irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
2. irony
an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
3. irony
the incongruity of this.
4. irony
an objectively sardonic style of speech or writing.
5. irony
an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.
Etymology: (1495–1505; < L
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| Definition of 'Irony' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark
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"--Jonathan Swift
2. (noun) irony
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
"the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
3. (noun) irony
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
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1. (noun) irony
saying the opposite of what you mean in order to be funny
He uses irony a lot in his act.
2. irony
the strangeness of a situation that is very different from what you expect, or the situation itself
life's little ironies; the irony of the situation
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| Definition of 'Irony' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Irony
made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles
2. (adj) Irony
resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property
3. (noun) Irony
dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist
4. (noun) Irony
a sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words
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| Definitions of 'Irony' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Irony
is a subtle figure of speech in which, while one thing is said, some indication serves to show that quite the opposite is meant; thus apparent praise becomes severe condemnation or ridicule; practical irony is evinced in ostensibly furthering some one's hopes and wishes while really leading him to his overthrow. Life and history are full of irony in the contrast between ambitions and their realisation.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Irony
The cactus-plant that sprouts over the tomb of our dead illusions.
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Sense: a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.
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 Afrikaans: ironie |
 Arabic: سُخْرِيَه، تَهَكُّم |
 Bulgarian: ирония |
 Brazilian: ironia |
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 German: die Ironie |
 Danish: ironi |
 Greek: ειρωνεία |
 Spanish: ironía |
 Estonian: iroonia |
 Farsi: طعنه |
 Finnish: ironia |
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 Hebrew: אִירוֹניָה |
 Hindi: व्याजोक्ति, व्यंग्य |
 Croatian: ironija |
 Hungarian: irónia |
 Indonesian: ironi |
 Icelandic: írónía, háð, hæðni |
 Italian: ironia |
 Japanese: 皮肉 |
 Korean: 반어(反語), 반어법 |
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 Pashto: پيغور |
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 Russian: ирония |
 Slovak: irónia |
 Slovenian: ironija |
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 Swedish: ironi |
 Thai: ถ้อยคำแดกดัน |
 Turkish: alay, kinaye |
 Taiwanese: 諷刺 |
 Ukrainian: іронія |
 Urdu: تنز، چھپا ہوا طعنہ |
 Vietnamese: sự mỉa mai |
 Chinese: 反话，讽刺 |
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