irony
i·ro·ny1 / ˈīrənē; ˈiərnē/ • n. (pl. -nies) the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect: “Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony. ∎ a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result: the irony is that I thought he could help me. ∎ (also dra·mat·ic or trag·ic i·ro·ny) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.i·ro·ny2 / ˈīərnē/ • adj. of or like iron: an irony gray color.
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