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irony
noun
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
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ˈaɪə.ɹən.i
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noun
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
“The irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated”
noun
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
“He used sarcasm to upset his opponent”
noun
A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
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The irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
He used sarcasm to upset his opponent
Irony is wasted on the stupid
{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"}
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