IRONY

Meaning of IRONY in English

(WRONG RESULT) [noun] [U] - a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different resultThe irony (of it) is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.The boy who fell in the river survived but the man who jumped in to save him drowned - a tragic irony.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

IRONY — ironie
English interlingue dictionary
IRONY — pamali
English-Visayan vocabulary
IRONY — Language device in which the real intent is concealed or contradicted by the literal meaning of words or a situation. …
Английский словарь Британика
IRONY — I. irony ˈī(ə)rnē, ˈīənē, -ni adjective Etymology: Middle English yrony, from yron, iren iron + -y — more at iron …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRONY — (a.) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Английский словарь Webster
IRONY — ( a. ) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONY — irony 1 /uy"reuh nee, uy"euhr-/ , n. , pl. ironies . 1. the use of words to convey a meaning …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONY — ˈī(-ə)r-nē noun ( plural -nies ) Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler Date: 1502 1. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRONY — adj resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property. 2. irony ·adj made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; …
Webster English vocab
IRONY — [iro.ny] n, pl -nies [L ironia, fr. Gk eironia, fr. eiron dissembler] (1502) 1: a pretense of ignorance and of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRONY — language device, either in spoken or written form (verbal irony), in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by …
Britannica English vocabulary
IRONY — I iron|y noun BrE AmE ˈaɪ ə r ə n |i ▷ iron|ies iz II irony adjective 'like iron' BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IRONY — / ˈaɪrəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the amusing or strange aspect …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRONY — i ‧ ron ‧ y /ˈaɪərəni $ ˈaɪrə-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ironies ) [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRONY — ( ironies) 1. Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. Sinclair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRONY — (ironies) 1. Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. Sinclair examined …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
IRONY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES detect a note of sarcasm/irony/excitement etc ▪ Do I detect a note of sarcasm in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRONY — n. Language device in which the real intent is concealed or contradicted by the literal meaning of words or a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IRONY — When something is made of iron or has iron characteristics. Example: Man, this place sure has a lot of irony.
Slang English vocab
IRONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great , heavy ▪ She tried to ignore the heavy ~ in his voice. ▪ gentle ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IRONY — n. 25B6; noun that note of irony in her voice : SARCASM, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRONY — сущ. ирония dramatic, tragic irony ≈ скрытая ирония a touch of irony ≈ ироничный оттенок the irony of it is …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRONY — irony.ogg _I ʹaı(ə)rənı n ирония; насмешка the irony of fate - ирония судьбы life's ironies - капризы /превратности/ судьбы dramatic …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IRONY — _I ʹaı(ə)rənı n ирония; насмешка the irony of fate - ирония судьбы life's ironies - капризы /превратности/ судьбы dramatic /tragic/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IRONY — сущ. ирония dramatic, tragic irony — скрытая ирония a touch of irony — ироничный оттенок the irony of it is …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IRONY — сущ. ирония dramatic, tragic irony — скрытая ирония a touch of irony — ироничный оттенок the irony of it is that... — парадокс в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IRONY — _n. ирония; the irony of it is that... - парадокс в том, что...; по злой иронии судьбы... - irony of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
IRONY — n. ирония; the irony of it is that... - парадокс в том, что...; по злой иронии судьбы... - irony of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
IRONY — _n. ирония; the irony of fate ирония судьбы; the irony of it is that... парадокс в том, что...; по злой …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
IRONY — сущ. ирония dramatic, tragic irony ≈ скрытая ирония a touch of irony ≈ ироничный оттенок the irony of it is …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRONY — noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler Date: 1502 a pretense of ignorance and of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IRONY — (n.) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is …
Английский словарь Webster
IRONY — (n.) Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
Английский словарь Webster
IRONY — (a.) Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
Английский словарь Webster
IRONY — ( n. ) Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONY — ( n. ) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONY — ( a. ) Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONY — n. sarcasm, speech or writing which is intended to communicate a meaning contrary to its literal sense; contrast between what …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IRONY — n. tragic irony dramatic irony Socratic irony
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IRONY — n. Pronunciation: ' ī -r ə -n ē also ' ī (- ə )r-n ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IRONY — ~ 1 [ 'ʌɪrəni ] ■ noun ( plural ironies ) the expression of meaning through the use of language …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IRONY — adj. of or like iron.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an expression of meaning, often humorous or sarcastic, by the use of language of a different …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRONY — adj. of or like iron.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an expression of meaning, often humorous or sarcastic, by the use of language of a different …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRONY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an expression of meaning, often humorous or sarcastic, by the use of language of a …
Oxford English vocab
IRONY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Janus, agile wit, ambiguity, ambiguousness, ambivalence, amphibology, antinomy, biformity, bifurcation, black humor, burlesque, caricature, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRONY — n. Mockery ( saying one thing and meaning the opposite ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
IRONY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
IRONY — See ↑ FUNNY 3
Longman Activator English vocab
IRONY — n. 1) bitter ~ 2) dramatic, tragic ~ 3) a touch of ~ 4) an ~ that + clause (it …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
IRONY — Ирония
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRONY — ирония
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IRONY — (n) ирония
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
IRONY — I [ʹaı(ə)rənı] n ирония; насмешка the ~ of fate - ирония судьбы life's ironies - капризы /превратности/ судьбы dramatic /tragic/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
IRONY — n. ирония
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IRONY — n. ирония
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
IRONY — Ирония
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
IRONY — железный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
IRONY — ирония, железный
English-Russian vocab
IRONY — ирония
Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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