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Thatsmuggamer wrote: hypocrite i·ro·ny1 ˈīrənē/ noun #the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect."“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;"
 * class="lr_dct_nyms_ttl" style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;padding:0px3px0px0px;"|synonyms:
 * style="padding:0px;"|sarcasm , causticity, cynicism , mockery , satire , sardonicism"that note of irony in her voice"
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 * 1) *a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.plural noun: ironies"the irony is that I thought he could help me"{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;"
 * class="lr_dct_nyms_ttl" style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;padding:0px3px0px0px;"|synonyms:
 * style="padding:0px;"|paradox , incongruity , incongruousness"the irony of the situation"
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 * 1) *a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.noun: dramatic irony