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irony

English

  1. 🔊 incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
    “the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated”
  2. 🔊 a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  3. 🔊 witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    “he used sarcasm to upset his opponent”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 ironía irony
  2. 🔊 socarronería irony, snideness

Similar words

sarcasm satire caustic remark atticism janus agile wit ambiguity ambiguousness ambivalence amphibology antinomy biformity bifurcation black humor burlesque caricature causticity comedy complexity of meaning conjugation cynicism dichotomy double entendre double meaning