DICTOMETER

IRONY

(irony, ironía, ironi)

1. Synonyms:
   • Sarcasm
   • Irony
   • Satire
   • Caustic remark
   Definitions:
   • witty language used to convey insults or scorn
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Irony
   Definitions:
   • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
   Examples:
   • The irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Irony
   Definitions:
   • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs