English-Lithuanian translations for irony

• ironija
  Aš, kaip Parlamento narys iš Airijos, norėčiau priminti Parlamentui, kad politinironija Airijoje itin vertinama savybė. As a Member from Ireland, I would like to remind the House that political irony is a trait much appreciated in Ireland.
  Tačiau šiame Parlamente, tikriausiai būtina pažymėti, kad tai buvo sakoma su ironija. In this House, it is perhaps necessary to point out that this was intended as irony ...
  Didžiausia ironija, kad Šveicarija, kuri nėra ES narė, tebėra Europos naujovių čempionė. The ultimate irony is that Switzerland, which is not a member of the EU, remains the European champion of innovation.

Definition of irony

• A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
• Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play
• The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way
• Of or pertaining to the metal iron

Examples

• The food had an irony taste to it.

Related words

• post-irony
• postirony
• self-irony
• irony mark
• irony of fate
• Socratic irony