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irony

i·ro·ny

irony

 
 
pronunciation:
aI r ni [or] aI r ni
part of speech: noun
definition: contrast that is usually interesting or surprising between what one would normally expect and what the real thing or situation is.
It was an irony when the sick person said he felt "just great."