irony
వ్యంగ్యం
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'
వ్యతిరేఖము,
వ్యంగ్యము
example
The 'irony' of that situation was that Stalin judged Hitler to be more rational than in fact he was.
The second, appended to the first half with humorous 'irony' , was apparently intended to mean what it sounded like.
However, it soon dawned on me that these people were actually real activists, and their chants were not a form of deliberate 'irony' .
A palpable sense of 'irony' , derived from Greek tragedy, embeds itself in the noirish landscape.
To add 'irony' to injury, his reselection was itself a result of an injury to the captain Jason Robinson.
But the jokes, slang and heavy 'irony' that make up the established banter of the building trade could be heading for extinction.
Schlegel's Romantic 'irony' was a reaction to the systematic thought of Kant.
Those who don't know him better could be forgiven for missing the 'irony' in that expression.
Expressing yourself through 'irony' is the way to go these days.
The 'irony' is that the farming methods causing the drainage will result in their own demise, as they use up the topsoil and render the ground infertile.
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
But perhaps the most bitter and disturbing 'irony' is that the best surf tends to arrive during the winter.
The 'irony' was that Airdrie emerged from the match with one of their best results after one of their poorest performances.
In a case of savage 'irony' , Yost ended up supervising the termination of many of the engineers he helped to hire.
The 'irony' of the growing shortage is that in responding to it, China could soon find itself with too much capacity.
You can not express 'irony' or metaphor effectively in ticker-tape speech.
The results are 'irony' and sarcasm, and those are two things I try to avoid.
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.
It involved the use of that very English form of expression known as 'irony' .
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.
I suppose that there are people who could fail to notice when I'm deploying 'irony' , exaggerating for humorous effect or just burbling.
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.
I enjoyed your piece, Tom, I like contradictions, 'irony' , humour and absurdities.
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
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.
Heavy 'irony' underlines her declaration that she had always wanted to be in the movies and longed to be discovered, like Marilyn Monroe.
They do it very quickly, using 'irony' , saying the opposite of what they mean, and using extreme language.
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.
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