| query | If you talk about the i____ of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast .If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast . The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent. The irony of the situation is not lost on Fellaini. |
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| word | irony |
| full-definition | noun Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. They find only irony in the narrator's concern. Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none. If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast . The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent. The irony of the situation is not lost on Fellaini. |
| inflections | ironies |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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