| Level | C1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | irony |
| IPA | /ˈaɪrəni / noun (plural ironies) |
| Back | gariplik, tuhaflık |
| Back 2 | irony (noun) /ˈaɪrəni
/ noun (plural ironies)
1 [countable,
uncountable]
an unusual or
unexpected part of a situation, etc. that seems strange or amusing
gariplik, tuhaflık
The irony was that he was killed in a car
accident soon after the end of the war.
2 [uncountable]
a way of speaking that
shows you are joking or that you mean the opposite of what you say
kinaye
‘The English are such good cooks’, he said
with heavy irony.
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