irony
વક્રોક્તિ
definition
noun
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
adjective
an irony gray color
of or like iron.
translation of 'irony'
કટાક્ષવચન,
વક્રોક્તિ
example
Irony, and metaphor as a form of 'irony' , is a way to understand how the English language is used.
The 'irony' is almost too perfect: Malls are now being designed to resemble the downtown commercial districts they replaced.
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
In a strange twist of 'irony' , this very narrowing down of themes may result in a wider audience.
In perfect 'irony' , one of them was seen pasting posters on the pedestal of the Kamaraj statue to publicise an agitation in the city on Tuesday.
The 'irony' of that situation was that Stalin judged Hitler to be more rational than in fact he was.
It involved the use of that very English form of expression known as 'irony' .
However, it soon dawned on me that these people were actually real activists, and their chants were not a form of deliberate 'irony' .
‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
Heavy 'irony' underlines her declaration that she had always wanted to be in the movies and longed to be discovered, like Marilyn Monroe.
The 'irony' was that Airdrie emerged from the match with one of their best results after one of their poorest performances.
Expressing yourself through 'irony' is the way to go these days.
The second, appended to the first half with humorous 'irony' , was apparently intended to mean what it sounded like.
The filmmakers used the city's motto ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ as the film's title with deliberate 'irony' .
The greatest 'irony' of this case was that his wife was also a patient, presenting with insomnia due to shift work as a nurse.
By this point in the movie, Banek can only laugh with caustic 'irony' at this diatribe.
A palpable sense of 'irony' , derived from Greek tragedy, embeds itself in the noirish landscape.
But perhaps the most bitter and disturbing 'irony' is that the best surf tends to arrive during the winter.
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
They do it very quickly, using 'irony' , saying the opposite of what they mean, and using extreme language.
His behaviour is a perfect expression of courtesy and good feeling with a spice of 'irony' in it.
It would be the final 'irony' of this extraordinary affair if the fight were to be cancelled on the grounds that it could be a threat to public order.
I enjoyed your piece, Tom, I like contradictions, 'irony' , humour and absurdities.
But did he know he would use 'irony' to such clever effect even a moment before he began doing so?
To add 'irony' to injury, his reselection was itself a result of an injury to the captain Jason Robinson.
Schlegel's Romantic 'irony' was a reaction to the systematic thought of Kant.
A tale of two cities, heavy with 'irony' and laden with symbolism, was played out over the summer.
The results are 'irony' and sarcasm, and those are two things I try to avoid.
I was teaching a basic college writing course one summer at the local community college and I wanted to explain 'irony' as a literary device.
The final dialogue, Imperceptible, is a darkly humorous piece of 'irony' .
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