Irony
noun'aɪərni
Noun
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
“irony is wasted on the stupid”
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
“the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated”
Type of:IncongruityIncongruousnessa trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
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Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA