Japanese Meaning of irony

皮肉

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Definitions and Meaning of irony in English

Wordnet

irony (n)

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Webster

irony (a.)

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.

Webster

irony (n.)

Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.

A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.

FAQs About the word irony

皮肉

witty language used to convey insults or scorn, incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, a trope that involves incongruity between w

ばかさ,娯楽,矛盾,二分法,おかしい,不一致,パラドックス,楽しみ,楽しい,ユーモア

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ironwort => カワラヨモギ, ironworks => 製鉄所, ironworker => 鉄鋼労働者 , ironwork => 鉄工芸, ironwood tree => テツモク,