aI @r ni [or] aI r@ ni
definition 1: a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is often used as a literary technique, especially to produce humor or pathos.
example: ”You obviously do all the work around here,” she said with unmistakable irony.
definition 2: contrast between expectation and outcome, or an event or situation that contains such contrast.
example: It was an irony that the man who wrote the most celebrated book on healthy living should die at such a young age.
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