IRONY — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
irony
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
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- The irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated.
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
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- 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.
A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs.
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