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Summary

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irony:
- burla; difamación; escarnecimiento; ironía; mofa; escarnio; burlas; ultraje
Wiktionary:
- irony → ironía
- irony → ironía

English

Detailed Translations for irony from English to Spanish

irony:

irony [the ~] noun

the irony (mockery; mock; mocking; sneering; scoffing; jeers; sneers)
la burla; la difamación; el escarnecimiento; la ironía; la mofa; el escarnio; la burlas; el ultraje
- burla [la ~] noun
- difamación [la ~] noun
- escarnecimiento [el ~] noun
- ironía [la ~] noun
- mofa [la ~] noun
- escarnio [el ~] noun
- burlas [la ~] noun
- ultraje [el ~] noun

Translation Matrix for irony:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
burla	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	derision; jeering; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; scornful laughter; sneering; sneers; taunt; taunts; travesty
burlas	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	derision; jeering; scornful laughter
difamación	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	backbiting; becoming black; blacking; blasphemy; defamation; denigrate; gossip; mudslinging; profanity; scandal; scandal-mongering; slander; small talk; tittle-tattle; vilification
escarnecimiento	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	scorn
escarnio	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	defamation; derision; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; sarcasm; scoffing; scorn; scornful tone; sneering; sneers; taunts; travesty
ironía	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers
mofa	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	contumely; derision; diatribe; gibes; jeers; jeery words; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneering remarks; sneers; taunts; travesty
ultraje	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	jeering; sneering
-	caustic remark; sarcasm; satire

Related Words for "irony":

ironies

Synonyms for "irony":

sarcasm; satire; caustic remark; wit; humor; humour; witticism; wittiness
incongruity; incongruousness
trope; figure of speech; figure; image

Related Definitions for "irony":

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs¹
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated¹
witty language used to convey insults or scorn¹
- irony is wasted on the stupid¹
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs¹

Wiktionary Translations for irony:

irony

noun

statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
- irony → ironía
condition contrary to expectations
- irony → ironía

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• irony	→ ironía	↔ ironie — vorm van spot
• irony	→ ironía	↔ Ironie — verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht
• irony	→ ironía	↔ ironie — rhéto\|fr figure de rhétorique par laquelle on dit le contraire de ce qu’on vouloir faire entendre.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University