Dictionary entry
Irony
Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪrəni/
Pronunciation
/ˈʌɪrəni/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) ဇောက်ထိုးစကား
Definition
irony /'aÇrǝni/ n ၁။ [U] ေဇာက္ထိုးစကား။ ‘That's really lovely, that is!’ he said with heavy irony. Compare SARCASM ၂။ [U, C] (ကံၾကမၼာ၏) လွည့္ကြက္။ the irony of fate ❍ one of life's little ironies.
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.