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irony
n. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
irony
n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
sarcasm, satire, caustic remark
n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
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paradox
n. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice
n. a rough and bitter manner
asperity, sharpness
n. harshness of manner
abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
n. an abrupt discourteous manner
temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
comedy
n. light and humorous drama with a happy ending
double entendre
n. an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
contempt, scorn
n. open disrespect for a person or thing
give-and-take, banter, raillery, backchat
n. light teasing repartee
contradiction, contradiction in terms
n. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
derision, ridicule
n. contemptuous laughter
leer, sneer, sneering
n. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
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