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Definitions of irony
  1. noun
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    "irony is wasted on the stupid"
  2. noun
    a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  3. noun
    incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
    "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
Definition that contains irony
  • indeed (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
  • moore United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
  • satirist a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
  • dramatic irony (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
  • ironist a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
  • marianne craig moore United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
  • marianne moore United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
  • antiphrasis the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
  • ridiculer a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
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