irony
ironi
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'
noun
ejekan,
ironi
example
His behaviour is a perfect expression of courtesy and good feeling with a spice of 'irony' in it.
They do it very quickly, using 'irony' , saying the opposite of what they mean, and using extreme language.
Heavy 'irony' underlines her declaration that she had always wanted to be in the movies and longed to be discovered, like Marilyn Monroe.
In a case of savage 'irony' , Yost ended up supervising the termination of many of the engineers he helped to hire.
The 'irony' of that situation was that Stalin judged Hitler to be more rational than in fact he was.
The 'irony' was that Airdrie emerged from the match with one of their best results after one of their poorest performances.
The filmmakers used the city's motto ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ as the film's title with deliberate 'irony' .
A palpable sense of 'irony' , derived from Greek tragedy, embeds itself in the noirish landscape.
But did he know he would use 'irony' to such clever effect even a moment before he began doing so?
The second, appended to the first half with humorous 'irony' , was apparently intended to mean what it sounded like.
The 'irony' of the growing shortage is that in responding to it, China could soon find itself with too much capacity.
The final dialogue, Imperceptible, is a darkly humorous piece of 'irony' .
Irony, and metaphor as a form of 'irony' , is a way to understand how the English language is used.
‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
But the jokes, slang and heavy 'irony' that make up the established banter of the building trade could be heading for extinction.
The 'irony' is almost too perfect: Malls are now being designed to resemble the downtown commercial districts they replaced.
Schlegel's Romantic 'irony' was a reaction to the systematic thought of Kant.
I suppose that there are people who could fail to notice when I'm deploying 'irony' , exaggerating for humorous effect or just burbling.
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
It would be the perfect 'irony' if today's opponents provided the spark that Scotland need to beat them in their own magnificent Millennium Stadium.
Those who don't know him better could be forgiven for missing the 'irony' in that expression.
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
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.
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.
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
You can not express 'irony' or metaphor effectively in ticker-tape speech.
To add 'irony' to injury, his reselection was itself a result of an injury to the captain Jason Robinson.
The greatest 'irony' of this case was that his wife was also a patient, presenting with insomnia due to shift work as a nurse.
Expressing yourself through 'irony' is the way to go these days.
However, it soon dawned on me that these people were actually real activists, and their chants were not a form of deliberate 'irony' .
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