irony meaning and definition

IRONY noun

Definition of irony (noun)

1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
   • "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
   • synonyms: caustic remark, sarcasm, satire
2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
   • "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs