Betekenis van:
irony

irony
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • soort spot
  • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
"the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen

irony
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • satirisch gedicht; spottend verhaal
  • witty language used to convey insults or scorn
"irony is wasted on the stupid"

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

irony
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • spot
  • witty language used to convey insults or scorn
"irony is wasted on the stupid"

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

irony
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • hekelschrift
  • witty language used to convey insults or scorn
"irony is wasted on the stupid"

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

irony
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

    Hyperoniemen

    Hyponiemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Tom didn't get the irony.
    2. She will perceive his irony.
    3. There's a sense of bitter irony.
    4. Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
    5. There was a touch of irony in his speech.
    6. Irony is very present in the English tradition.
    7. "Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.
    8. You're the only one who didn't understand the irony of what I said.
    9. Other than that, you should know that I allow myself a bit of irony from time to time.
    10. French poet, Alcanter de Brahm, proposed the irony mark (؟) towards the end of the 19th century to indicate a sentence which should be understood as ironic or sarcastic.