irony
/ˈʌɪrəni/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈʌɪrəni/
irony
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
i - ro - ny -> irony
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဇောက်ထိုးစကား
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More examples
- ‘You’ve been so kind, ’ she said, her voice heavy with irony.
- [a touch/trace/hint of irony] : His writing contains a cheerful touch of irony.
- [tragic/bitter/cruel irony] : By a cruel irony, General Franklin was killed at the very moment of his army’s great victory.
- [the irony (of something) is that] : The irony is that it would have been faster to have taken the back roads after all.
Synonyms
satire, sarcasm, mockery, biting wit, insincerity, absurdity, banter, burlesque, causticness, contempt, contrariety, contrariness, criticism, derision, double meaning, dramatic irony, dryness, fatefulness, humor, humour, incongruity, jibe, mordancy, paradox, quip, raillery, repartee, reproach, ridicule, sardonicism, taunt, twist, wit
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