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ironies definition

ironies


 
  Grep  of  noun  irony 
  dramatic  irony 
  irony 
  socratic  irony 
 
  Overview  of  noun  irony 
 
  The  noun  irony  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  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") 
  2.  (3)  irony  --  (incongruity  between  what  might  be  expected  and  what  actually  occurs:  "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) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  irony 
 
  The  noun  irony  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  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") 
  2.  (3)  irony  --  (incongruity  between  what  might  be  expected  and  what  actually  occurs:  "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) 



ironies definition