[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
[noun] incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
[noun] a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs