irony as in 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--Jonathan Swift"
Synonyms
- sarcasmwitty language used to convey insults or scorn
- satirewitty language used to convey insults or scorn
- caustic remarkwitty language used to convey insults or scorn
irony as in incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
irony as in a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs