IRONY
- words used to express the opposite of that stated [n IRONIES] / like iron [adj IRONIER, IRONIEST]
- the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
- outcome contrary to expectations
- a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning called also Socratic irony
- resembling iron [adj IRONIER, IRONIEST] / the use of words to express the opposite of what is literally said [n IRONIES]
- usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
- ironic expression or utterance
- congruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
- event or result marked by such incongruity
- congruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play called also dramatic irony tragic irony
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