irony

US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/

UK /'aɪrənɪ/

B2

noun

  • Quality of being funny because it is the opposite

other

  • Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play
  • The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
  • A state of affairs or event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result
  • A way of speaking or writing in which the words are used to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
  • A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected
  • The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
  • Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning

other

  • A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected