irony
ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯ
definition
noun
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
adjective
an irony gray color
of or like iron.
translation of 'irony'
ಕಟಕಿ,
ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯ,
ಅಣಕ
example
It would be the final 'irony' of this extraordinary affair if the fight were to be cancelled on the grounds that it could be a threat to public order.
The 'irony' of that situation was that Stalin judged Hitler to be more rational than in fact he was.
But the jokes, slang and heavy 'irony' that make up the established banter of the building trade could be heading for extinction.
The 'irony' is that the farming methods causing the drainage will result in their own demise, as they use up the topsoil and render the ground infertile.
The 'irony' is almost too perfect: Malls are now being designed to resemble the downtown commercial districts they replaced.
But did he know he would use 'irony' to such clever effect even a moment before he began doing so?
I suppose that there are people who could fail to notice when I'm deploying 'irony' , exaggerating for humorous effect or just burbling.
By this point in the movie, Banek can only laugh with caustic 'irony' at this diatribe.
Irony, and metaphor as a form of 'irony' , is a way to understand how the English language is used.
But perhaps the most bitter and disturbing 'irony' is that the best surf tends to arrive during the winter.
The second, appended to the first half with humorous 'irony' , was apparently intended to mean what it sounded like.
In a strange twist of 'irony' , this very narrowing down of themes may result in a wider audience.
To add 'irony' to injury, his reselection was itself a result of an injury to the captain Jason Robinson.
There's plenty of 'irony' in seeing one monopoly accuse another monopoly of restricting users' choices.
The filmmakers used the city's motto ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ as the film's title with deliberate 'irony' .
However, it soon dawned on me that these people were actually real activists, and their chants were not a form of deliberate 'irony' .
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
In a case of savage 'irony' , Yost ended up supervising the termination of many of the engineers he helped to hire.
The results are 'irony' and sarcasm, and those are two things I try to avoid.
the 'irony' is that I thought he could help me
It would be the perfect 'irony' if today's opponents provided the spark that Scotland need to beat them in their own magnificent Millennium Stadium.
You can not express 'irony' or metaphor effectively in ticker-tape speech.
The 'irony' of the growing shortage is that in responding to it, China could soon find itself with too much capacity.
The 'irony' was that Airdrie emerged from the match with one of their best results after one of their poorest performances.
A tale of two cities, heavy with 'irony' and laden with symbolism, was played out over the summer.
I enjoyed your piece, Tom, I like contradictions, 'irony' , humour and absurdities.
“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy 'irony'
His behaviour is a perfect expression of courtesy and good feeling with a spice of 'irony' in it.
In perfect 'irony' , one of them was seen pasting posters on the pedestal of the Kamaraj statue to publicise an agitation in the city on Tuesday.
Expressing yourself through 'irony' is the way to go these days.
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