A form of humor by which a statement intentionally expresses the contrary to what he intends to express.
A dissimulation or ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"
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"--Johathan Swift
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
