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”

WORD FORMS
Related formironical
Related formironic
Related formironist
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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