• One of the most misused words in the entire English language.
    There are several types of irony.
    Socratic irony - When someone pretends to be naive about a certain subject, and uses his questions about it to point out a flaw in the established belief. This is often used on the TV show South Park, where the children often ask questions about a situation until the folly in a parents decision becomes clear.
    Sarcasm - Understatement, mocking overstatement, or heavy-handed irony (stating the flat opposite of the truth) where both parties are aware of the difference between whats said and whats actually happening.
    Situational Irony - The irony that most people think of. A difference between what you expect to happen (in a story, for example) and what actually happens. Rain on your wedding day would be a sort-of example, because a wedding day is generally expected to be a perfect, happy day. The good advice you didnt take, however, would NOT be irony, because that has nothing to do with what is expected and what isnt expected. A traffic jam when youre already late wouldnt be irony either; theres no automatic expectation that traffic will be fine, just because you happen to be late.
    Irony of Fate - The concept that the Gods, Fates, etc. are toying with humans for amusement by using irony. Beethovens loss of hearing is a famous example; one would expect a composer to be able to hear his compositions, but fate denied him that ability.
    Tragic (Dramatic) Irony - When the audience knows something that some of the characters dont know in a play/movie/novel/whatever. For example, when the horror flick psycho is in the house and the homeowner just goes in without suspecting anything.


    Irony meaning & definition 1 of Irony.


  • of, resembling, relating to, or tasting much like [iron]

    Irony meaning & definition 2 of Irony.


  • the opposite of what is intended happening or being presented.

    Irony meaning & definition 3 of Irony.


  • America Bombing for Peace

    Irony meaning & definition 4 of Irony.


  • Wearing a Che Guevara print t-shirt or similar merchandise produced by a multinational corperation.

    Irony meaning & definition 5 of Irony.


  • NOTHING in the Alanis Morissette song Ironic.

    Irony meaning & definition 6 of Irony.


  • The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal intention.

    Irony meaning & definition 7 of Irony.


  • A statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance/presentation of the idea.

    Irony meaning & definition 8 of Irony.


  • something that i pretend to understand to make me look smart but im pretty sure iv got one here...

    Irony meaning & definition 9 of Irony.


  • n. event, situation opposit of that expected

    Irony meaning & definition 10 of Irony.


  • Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as,
    irony chains; irony particles.

    Irony meaning & definition 11 of Irony.


  • [Buring] down your house with [a cigarette] while you attend a Stop Smoking [meeting].

    Irony meaning & definition 12 of Irony.


  • An [important] [component] of the [protein] humorglobin.

    Irony meaning & definition 13 of Irony.

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