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irony
Definition:
(nou) witty language used to convey insults or scorn--Jonathan Swif (nou) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs (nou) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈaɪərəni
Examples:
That is the complete irony of the situation.
This is the true irony of the story.
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