Word | irony |
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Part of Speech | N. |
Definition | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean. |
Sentence | Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing on his opponent was actually irony; he was in fact ridiculing the poor fool. |
Tags: psat, hf
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