IRONY — Definition of IRONY

A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.

The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.