irony

/ˈaɪərəni/ noun

Definition

SITUATION [C, U] › a situation that is strange because it is the opposite of what you expected: The irony is that now he's retired, he's busier than ever.

HUMOUR [U] › a type of humour in which people say something they do not mean

(Definition of irony noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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