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What does irony mean?

Definitions in simple English

irony Noun

— Irony is something which means opposite of what it says literally; it is generally used humorously. — An irony is the strange quality of a situation when something happens in an unexpected but connected way. The irony is that making kids sit in class is probably a bad way to make them learn. It would be ironic for Matt, being a professional gymnast, to die while jumping on the trampoline.

irony Adjective

— If something is irony, it has to do with the metal iron. This food has an irony taste to it.

irony

— noun (= sarcasm, satire) witty language used to convey insults or scorn he used sarcasm to upset his opponent irony is wasted on the stupid Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own — -Jonathan Swift — noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated — noun a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Synonyms irony synonyms

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sarcasm satire ridicule rhetorical question mockery insinuation innuendo caustic remark word in reverse wit ridiculousness oh laughableness lampoon joke ironic iron humor false praise cynicism antonym Socratic irony

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Simple sentences

Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.

My love for irony is growing by the minute.

Tom doesn't understand irony or sarcasm.

Movie subtitles

Yeah, the irony's not lost on me. But, then, nothing about this place makes any sense.

But, madame, we must deal in facts, not irony.

Perhaps he will merely laugh at the irony of it.

Utterly bewildered, I tried to fathom what series of events could conceivably have led to this not-very-amusing irony.

The irony of Tajomaru being thrown off his stolen horse, this had to be fateful retribution.

And the irony of it, Holland, the irony is.

Mirth, Fier a Bras, not irony.

Once again your irony is out of place.

When I bring you my sorrows, you reply with irony.

So you have self-irony too.

Whatever I said would be met with tolerant irony, so I'll say nothing.

It was you who answered me, in the sudden silence. greeting my implausible remark with irony.

Yes, a tragic irony.

The perfect irony. The personal touch you said the whole thing lacked.

Consider Watson the irony, the tragic irony, that we accepted the commission from the victim to find her murderer.

And the irony of it, Holland, the irony is. I must design them all myself.

Your irony isn't amusing.

Self-irony too.

My dear boys, whatever I say, you'll meet with indulgence and irony.

I have a feeling we'll need him again. Don't you find this irony somewhat inappropriate?

Yeah, the irony's not lost on me.

It is a cruel irony that you people without souls. should have hands.

I gotta get out. I gotta get out from under. And the irony of it is that I've got an opportunity.

There's a certain irony.

In this case there's a peculiar sense of irony.

As the counsel for the defense has brought out, There's irony in this case. tragic irony.

You know the irony of death? He was studying for the ministry. He was going to be a man of God.

Don't you find this irony somewhat inappropriate?

And the irony of it is that many Negroes are mulatto. and integration is well established down south.

No sense of irony!

Save your irony for another moment.

News and current affairs

There is probably some slight truth - and also a certain degree of irony - to this argument.

It is a bitter irony that the countries whose soldiers' lives are on the line in Afghanistan are also the biggest markets for Afghan heroin.

The irony, of course, was that most of the 15 old member states had refused to give the new members full and immediate access to the Western job markets.

The AIIB would bring similar benefits to other parts of Asia, which deepens the irony of US opposition.

The irony is that it was the US that built some of the longest lasting alliances and institutions the modern world has seen, and that were central to American power for over half a century.

For Pakistan, the irony is that the country has been a success story for polio eradication, with the number of cases falling from 197 in 2011 to 58 in 2012.

The irony is that it was the Euro-sceptics who originally secured the commitment to a referendum on the euro.

The irony here is that, at its beginning, participation by private banks in SEPA was strictly voluntary.

The grim irony here is that the ratio of private wealth to GDP in some of the countries that are in need of support from the ECB and northern eurozone members is equal to or higher than that in more solvent countries.

The irony is that the crisis of 1997-1998 was one in which a particular system of exchange-rate pegs failed when capital flowed out.

It would be an irony of historic proportions if a country that has benefited more than most others from EU integration should block the entry of countries in even more desperate conditions than Ireland was 30 years ago.

It will be a bitter irony if the war against terrorism ends by shattering trust among the members of both NATO, the most successful alliance in human history, and the EU.

The irony is that with federal and private funding of science at an all-time high, and with a record number of researchers working at laboratory benches, there is a narrowing of research activities and a shortening of the time horizon.

Otherwise, we may find ourselves falling victim to the ultimate irony of spending more and more money with less and less of value to show for it.

The irony is that, unless far-reaching changes are made soon, Mother India could eventually be the only woman left in the country.

For many Filipinos, there is more than enough poetry in this fact, and certainly more irony than Estrada's action-comedy movies of the 1960's ever mustered.

The irony is that, to compensate for a crisis that America's own policies have created in global financial markets, the US is now getting what it has long sought from China.

The irony is that Chinese dithering has incited Cold War-type concerns in South Korea, Japan, and the US.

The irony here is that China is widely hailed as a success story, while Zimbabwe is generally viewed as a failed state.

Therein lies the great irony of manipulation: The more we depend on markets, the less we trust them.

It is a bitter irony that John McCain, the war hero, is considered a traitor by the conservative wing of his party because he has a compassionate attitude towards undocumented immigrants.

The bitter irony is that, at this suddenly inauspicious moment, Europe and the US are launching their most significant joint project since the creation of NATO - a transatlantic free-trade agreement.

The irony is that, even in that slogan's heyday, Sino-Russian relations were deteriorating fast, culminating in spasms of combat along the Amur River in Siberia less than a decade later.

The irony is that, while America's pursuit of a stronger defense relationship with India is aimed largely at offsetting an increasingly assertive China, US President Barack Obama has charted a neutral course in Sino-Indian disputes.

There is a deep and sad irony to the current depreciation of the dollar.

Irony abounds here.

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