100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

Author:Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

noun

Plural: i·ro·nies

1a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. c. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. 2a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. 3. The dramatic effect achieved by leading an audience to understand an incongruity between a situation in a play and its accompanying speeches, while the characters remain unaware of the incongruity; dramatic irony.

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