IRONY

• (noun) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

  "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

  It was a tragic irony that he made himself sick by worrying so much about his health. -added by nithi

• (noun) witty language used to convey insults or scorn

  "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"

  synonyms : caustic remark , sarcasm , satire

• (noun) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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