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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
Don't you think it is ironic when people think something is ironic when it really isn't?
Irony is one of those circumstances that seem to be every misused and confused in society. so much so that I tend to avoid the term at all costs.
It gets confusing trying to figure out if the situation you are in is really ironic. People today seem to think the term just means "a strange situation"
this isn't the case,
indirect presentation of a contradiction between an action or expression and the context in which it occurs.
basically Irony, Sarcasm, and Satire are all in the same ball park.
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