irony

Words with a similar base: irony

'irony'

[sarcasm.n.01] as in: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift

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Examples:
he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
irony is wasted on the stupid
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own

'irony'

[irony.n.02] as in: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

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Examples:
the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated

'irony'

[irony.n.03] as in: a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs