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Detailed Translations for irony from English to German

irony:

irony [the ~] nom

  1. the irony (mockery; mock; mocking; )
    der Spott; Gespött; die Spöttelei; die Verspottung; die Spötterei

Translation Matrix for irony:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Gespött irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers butt; derision; jeering; jeers; joking; laughing-stock; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; scornful laughter; sneering; sneers; travesty
Spott irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeering; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; scornful laughter; searchlight; sneering; sneers; spotlight; taunt; travesty
Spöttelei irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; travesty
Spötterei irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; travesty
Verspottung irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeering; scornful laughter
- caustic remark; sarcasm; satire

Related Words for "irony":

  • ironies

Synonyms for "irony":


Related Definitions for "irony":

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

Wiktionary Translations for irony:

irony
noun
  1. condition contrary to expectations
  2. statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
irony
noun
  1. verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
irony Ironie ironie — vorm van spot
irony Ironie ironie — rhéto|fr figure de rhétorique par laquelle on dit le contraire de ce qu’on vouloir faire entendre.