transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-rə-nē also ]
ˈī(-ə)r-nē noun
( plural -nies )
Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler
Date: 1502
1. : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning — called also Socratic irony
2.
a. : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b. : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c. : an ironic expression or utterance
3.
a.
(1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity
b. : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play — called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
Synonyms: see wit