Chuyển bộ gõ


Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
irony


noun
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn (Freq. 5)
- 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"--Jonathan Swift
Syn:
sarcasm, satire, caustic remark
Derivationally related forms:
satiric (for: satire), satirical (for: satire), satirist (for: satire), satirize (for: satire), satirise (for: satire), ironical, ironic, ironist, sarcastic (for: sarcasm)
Hypernyms:
wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
Attrubites:
sarcastic, unsarcastic
2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs (Freq. 3)
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
Derivationally related forms:
ironic, ironical
Hypernyms:
incongruity, incongruousness
Hyponyms:
Socratic irony
3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Derivationally related forms:
ironic, ironical
Members of this Usage Domain:
pretty, deserving, worth, indeed
Hypernyms:
trope, figure of speech, figure, image
Hyponyms:
dramatic irony
Part Meronyms:
antiphrasis

▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
Related search result for "irony"
  • Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "irony"
    iron irony

Giới thiệu VNDIC.net | Plugin từ diển cho Firefox | Từ điển cho Toolbar IE | Tra cứu nhanh cho IE | Vndic bookmarklet | Học từ vựng | Vndic trên web của bạn

© Copyright 2006-2024 VNDIC.NET & VDICT.CO all rights reserved.