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Definition irony in American English

irony noun

noun
/ˈaɪrəni/
1

a form of humor in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean

Example

"You've been so kind," she said, her voice heavy with irony.

Example

His writing contains a cheerful touch of irony.

Synonyms and related words
humor irony wit
2

a strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect

Example

By a cruel irony, General Franklin was killed at the very moment of his army's great victory.

Example

The irony is that it would have been faster to have taken the back roads after all.

Synonyms and related words
situation circumstance conditions
Definition irony in American English