irony

Betekenis (English)

1. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
2. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
3. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
4. Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
5. (informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

sarcasm

satire

caustic remark

word in reverse

false praise

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/

First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie, from Old French, from Latin īrōnīa, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eírōn, “one who feigns ignorance”).

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