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a situation that is strange because it is the opposite of what you expected: The irony is that now he's retired, he's busier than ever. irony noun (HUMOUR) a type of humour in which people say something they do not mean. (Definition of irony from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of irony.
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. Literature . a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected. It typically figures as a rhetorical device and literary technique. In some philosophical contexts, however, it takes on a larger significance as an entire way of life.
