IRONY





Definition:

  1. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: sarcasm, satire, caustic remark

  2. [noun] incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

  3. [noun] a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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