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How to pronounce “irony”
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Pronunciation guide for irony
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of irony with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why We Need Men
But the irony is that I actually think
- Definition summary
- (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.[1]
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How to pronounce irony
Why We Need Men
But the irony is that I actually think
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “irony”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.[1]
- Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
- Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
- (informal)[2][3] Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]
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