Meaning of irony | Babel Free

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1. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement
2. An ironic statement
3. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play
4. Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist
5. Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

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