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irony <-ies> [ˈaɪərənɪ, Am ˈaɪ-] N

irony

иро́ния f

irony of fate

иро́ния f судьбы́

Usage examples with irony

irony of fate

иро́ния f судьбы́

thinly veileded irony

пло́хо скрыва́емая иро́ния

the meal/irony was wasted on him

еда́/иро́ния не произвела́ на него́ впечатле́ния

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Humor and irony are in league with repetition because they create distance from laws and norms even while re-enacting them. en.wikipedia.org

His poetry tends to humorous irony as well as, at times, melancholy. en.wikipedia.org

Although, this can be seen as a form of irony. en.wikipedia.org

Opponents of the war criticised them as a war propaganda or employed them as an irony. en.wikipedia.org

It is a lighthearted tale of morbid irony and one man's weakness for a bargain. en.wikipedia.org

Humor and irony are frequently used in the book. en.wikipedia.org

The irony comes in when phrases traditionally used for love songs are revealed to be expressing hate. en.wikipedia.org

And as we played it, the irony slipped from my smile. en.wikipedia.org

The piece was written with much sarcasm and irony. en.wikipedia.org

They've pointed out the beautiful irony that stagnation makes it easy to stop and smell the roses, if we just let it. en.wikipedia.org

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