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noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | ||||
| 34% | 11 | Conveying a message or conveying meaning | ||
adjective • important in effect or meaning • too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation adjective satellite • of considerable importance, size, or worth • rich in significance or implication | ||||
| 33% | 12 | Use of words conveying the sound of their meaning | ||
noun • using words that imitate the sound they denote | ||||
Conveying Meaning By Expressing The Opposite
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IRONY which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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IRONY
Updated: October 15, 2023
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