Engelsk navneord: irony | |||
| 1. | irony (om kommunikation) witty language used to convey insults or scorn | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | caustic remark, sarcasm, satire | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Kendetegner | sarcastic, unsarcastic | ||
| 2. | irony (om egenskab) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | incongruity, incongruousness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | Socratic irony | ||
| 3. | irony (om kommunikation) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | dramatic irony | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | antiphrasis | ||
| Samme anvendelse | deserving, indeed, pretty, worth | ||