ironic

/aɪəˈrɒnɪk/ adjective

Translation

HUMOUR › saying something that you do not mean, as a joke

alaylı, alaycı, kinayeli, cinaslı, ironik

ironic comments1454

SITUATION › An ironic situation is strange because it is the opposite of what you expected.

garip, tuhaf, acayip, komik

[+ that] It's ironic that she was hurt by the very person she's trying to help.2177

ironically adverb ›

şaka yoluyla

(Definition of ironic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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