DRAMATIC IRONY

Meaning of DRAMATIC IRONY in English

noun

[ U ] a situation in a play when a character's words carry an extra meaning to the audience because they know more than the character, especially about what is going to happen

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DRAMATIC IRONY — noun Date: circa 1907 irony 3b
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRAMATIC IRONY — noun : irony produced by incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and accompanying or preceding words or actions …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAMATIC IRONY — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAMATIC IRONY — Date: circa 1907 : irony 3b
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAMATIC IRONY — Function: noun Date: circa 1907 : IRONY 3B
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRAMATIC IRONY — [dramatic irony] n (ca. 1907): irony 3b
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAMATIC IRONY — in literature, a plot device in which the audience's or reader's knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRAMATIC IRONY — draˌmatic ˈirony BrE AmE noun [uncountable] when the people watching a play know something that the characters do not, and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAMATIC IRONY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It is a textbook for the study of dramatic irony in all its forms. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAMATIC — adj dramatic
Interlingua English vocab
IRONY — ironie
English interlingue dictionary
IRONY — pamali
English-Visayan vocabulary
DRAMATIC — sa drama
English-Visayan vocabulary
DRAMATIC — adjective Date: 1589 of or relating to the drama , 2. suitable to or characteristic of the drama , striking …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
DRAMATIC — I. drəˈmad.]ik, -at], ]ēk\ adjective Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French dramatique, from Late Latin dramaticus, from Greek …
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
DRAMATIC — (a.) Alt. of Dramatical
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
DRAMATIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Dramatical
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
DRAMATIC — — dramatically , adv. /dreuh mat"ik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the drama. 2. employing the form or …
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
DRAMATIC — adjective Date: 1589 1. : of or relating to the drama a dramatic actor 2. a. : suitable to or …
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
DRAMATIC — [dra.mat.ic] adj (1589) 1: of or relating to the drama 2. a: suitable to or characteristic of the drama b: …
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
DRAMATIC — dramatic BrE AmE drə ˈmæt ɪk AmE \ -ˈmæt̬- ▷ dramatic|ally ə l‿i ▷ dramatic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IRONY — / ˈaɪrəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the amusing or strange aspect …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAMATIC — / drəˈmætɪk; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of a change, an event, etc. ) sudden, very great and often surprising …
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
DRAMATIC — dra ‧ mat ‧ ic W3 AC /drəˈmætɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ drama , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAMATIC — adj. 1 of drama or the study of drama. 2 (of an event, circumstance, etc.) sudden and exciting or unexpected. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAMATIC — adj.1 of drama or the study of drama. 2 (of an event, circumstance, etc.) sudden and exciting or unexpected. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
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
DRAMATIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A dramatic change or event happens …
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
DRAMATIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dramatic announcement (= sudden and important ) ▪ The dramatic announcement came after a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRONY — (WRONG RESULT) [noun] [U] - a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the …
Cambridge English vocab
DRAMATIC — [adjective]There have been some fairly dramatic (= sudden and surprising) developments on the political scene recently.There's been a dramatic (= …
Cambridge English vocab
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
DRAMATIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 of or relating to drama FF1C; made no objections to his son's dramatic ambitions FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DRAMATIC — adjective 1. of or relating to drama made no objections to his son's dramatic ambitions Synonyms: dramaturgic, histrionic, theatral, theatric, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great , heavy ▪ She tried to ignore the heavy ~ in his voice. ▪ gentle ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DRAMATIC — adj. VERBS ▪ be , sound ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ highly , intensely ▪ …
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
DRAMATIC — adj. 25B6; adjective dramatic art : THEATRICAL, theatric, thespian, stage, dramaturgical; formal histrionic. a dramatic increase : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, sizeable, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAMATIC — adj. 1 theatric(al), dramaturgic(al), Thespian, histrionic, stage She was studying the dramatic works of Shakespeare There will be a festival …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
IRONY — сущ. ирония dramatic, tragic irony ≈ скрытая ирония a touch of irony ≈ ироничный оттенок the irony of it is …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAMATIC — прил. 1) драматический, драматургический, относящийся к драме 2) драматичный, драматический The destruction of an ancient institution is an eminently dramatic …
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
DRAMATIC — dramatic.ogg drəʹmætık a 1. драматический, театральный; драматургический dramatic performance - театральное представление dramatic criticism - театральная критика dramatic reading - …
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
DRAMATIC — a 1. драматический, театральный; драматургический dramatic performance - театральное представление dramatic criticism - театральная критика dramatic reading - художественное чтение …
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
DRAMATIC — прил. 1) театр. драматический, драматургический, театральный Royal Academy of Dramatic Art — Королевская академия драматического искусства 2) драматичный, драматический dramatic …
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
DRAMATIC — прил. 1) театр. драматический, драматургический, театральный Royal Academy of Dramatic Art — Королевская академия драматического искусства 2) драматичный, драматический dramatic situation — ситуация, полная …
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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