irony
/EYE-ruh-nee/nounthe expression of meaning using language that normally means the opposite
“The fire station burning down is irony at its purest.”
- Synonyms
- paradox, sarcasm, incongruity
- Antonyms
- sincerity
- Memory hook
- eironeia: saying it straight-faced and meaning the reverse.
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