irony
/aɪərni/
noun
5 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
“irony is wasted on the stupid”
2
A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs.
3
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
“the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated”
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinironyway
Starts & ends withI … Y
Syllablesi · ro · ny
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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