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- irony :witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- he used sarcasm to upset his opponent|irony is wasted on the stupid|Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own
- irony :incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
- irony :a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
- irony :witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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