1.Definition: a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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2.Definition: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

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

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3.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):sarcasm, satire

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