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| i·ro·ny [ rənee ] (plural i·ro·nies) |
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1. humor based on opposites: humor based on using words to suggest the opposite of their literal meaning
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2. something humorous based on contradiction: something said or written that uses humor based on words suggesting the opposite of their literal meaning
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3. incongruity: incongruity between what actually happens and what might be expected to happen, especially when this disparity seems absurd or laughable
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4. incongruous thing: something that happens that is incongruous with what might be expected to happen, especially when this seems absurd or laughable
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5. theater
Same as dramatic irony
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6. philosophy
Same as Socratic irony
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| [Early 16th century. Via Latin ironia< Greek eirōneia "pretended ignorance" < eirōn "dissembler"] |
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