irony

a situation that is the opposite of what you expect or intend, often humorous or sad

ironía, contradicción

• the irony of something

Collocations the irony of a situation · the irony is that...

• The irony of the situation was not lost on anyone.

  La ironía de la situación no pasó desapercibida para nadie.

a way of speaking that is intended to be humorous or insulting by saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a mocking tone

ironía, sarcasmo

• use irony

Collocations use irony to say something · speak with irony

• He used irony to make a point about the situation.

  Usó ironía para hacer un punto sobre la situación.

a literary device where characters or readers are aware of a situation's true meaning, while others in the story are not

ironía en literatura

• use irony

Collocations literary irony · dramatic irony

• The author uses dramatic irony to create suspense.

  El autor usa ironía dramática para crear suspenso.