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Detailed Translations for irony from English to Dutch

irony:

irony [the ~] nom

  1. the irony (mockery; mock; mocking; )
    de spot; de bespotting; de ironie; het sarcasme; de spotternij; gespot

Translation Matrix for irony:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bespotting irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; taunts; travesty
gespot irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; taunts; travesty
ironie irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; taunts; travesty
sarcasme irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers acrimony; derision; jeers; joking; malice; maliciousness; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; sarcasm; scoffing; scorn; scornful tone; sneering; sneers; spiteful remark; spitefulness; taunts; travesty
spot irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers commercial; contumely; derision; diatribe; gibes; jeering; jeers; jeery words; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneering remarks; sneers; spot; taunts; television ad; travesty
spotternij irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers derision; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; taunt; taunts; travesty
- 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
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to iron
noun
  1. condition contrary to expectations
  2. statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
irony
noun
  1. vorm van spot

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
irony ironie Ironie — verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht
irony ironie ironie — rhéto|fr figure de rhétorique par laquelle on dit le contraire de ce qu’on vouloir faire entendre.