Definition of Irony

Noun

  • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
    "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
  • 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
    - caustic remark
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Unscramble irony

23 unscramble word found using the letters irony.
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