Word "IRONY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Synonyms:
caustic remark, sarcasm, satire
Examples:
irony is wasted on the stupid

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Examples:
the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated

Crossword Clues for IRONY

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Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedy New York Times 10 Sep 2025
Wry humour The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Sep 2025
Literary device Commuter 05 Sep 2025
Literary twist Newsday 17 Aug 2025
Humor with a twist New York Times 29 Jul 2025
Wry humour Puzzler Backwords 17 Jul 2025
Satirical literary device The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 Jul 2025
Literary twist Newsday 15 Jul 2025
"The ___ is not lost on me" USA Today 14 Jul 2025
Literary twist Universal 07 Jul 2025
Literary twist Newsday 02 Jul 2025
Satirical humour (5)
Bitter humor Thomas Joseph 07 Jun 2025
Condition in which one seems mocked by fate (5)
The press, unknown to use Socratic method (5)
Dramatic twist Newsday 23 May 2025
Like the element Fe? New York Times Mini 23 May 2025
Double-edged humor LA Times Mini 21 May 2025
"Metallic" humor with a twist
Satirical conveyance of meaning (5)
Metal you initially get is unexpected but deserved (5)
Bitter humour (5)
Press, like clothes
A klutz named Grace, e.g. Universal 25 Apr 2025
Feature of some satirical works
Press agency's last words not to be taken at face value
Literary device famously misrepresented by an Alanis Morissette song
Bitter humor Thomas Joseph 10 Apr 2025
Sarcastic use of words
A vegan winning a meat draw, say
Dramatic ___ (storytelling device) USA Today 13 Mar 2025
Use of mocking language is smooth? Yes, primarily The Times Cryptic 03 Mar 2025
"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass New York Times 02 Mar 2025
Remove creases from top of yoke with satirical humour (5)
Situation that seems deliberately contrary to expectation (5)
Humorous literary twist
Wry humor Universal 17 Feb 2025
Wry humour Puzzler Backwords 17 Feb 2025
Literary twist Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2025
Dramatic device Wall Street Journal 22 Jan 2025
Literary device; resembling a golf club? The Telegraph Plusword 13 Jan 2025
Humor with a twist Universal 10 Jan 2025
Wit to convey scorn (5)
Literary twist in "The Gift of the Magi" LA Times Mini 22 Dec 2024
Satirical form of humour (5)
Like heavy metal? That's mild sarcasm The Times Cryptic 17 Dec 2024
Hard year to follow smoother The Times Mephisto 15 Dec 2024
Unexpected plot twist
Twisted humor? New York Times 24 Nov 2024
Sardonic humor LA Times Mini 23 Nov 2024
Satirical sarcasm Puzzler Backwords 18 Nov 2024
Very hard satire?
Words of praise used as criticism The Sun Mini 13 Nov 2024
Literary device oft-employed by O. Henry
Amusing incongruity The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 08 Nov 2024
Literary sarcasm Commuter 06 Nov 2024
Literary source of wry humor
Subtle form of humour (5)
Sarcasm The Telegraph Quick 18 Oct 2024
Rhetorical strategy from Press Secretary, ultimately The Times Quick Cryptic 18 Oct 2024
Satirical humour is a bit unfair on you (5)
Satirical humour may be unfair on you, in part (5)
Amusing or wry circumstance or expression (5)
Satire from incredible Roman orator needed youth initially (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 05 Oct 2024
Satire from incredible Roman orator needed youth initially (5) The Guardian Quick 05 Oct 2024
Fate-mocked condition may press you initially (5)
Condition seemingly mocked by fate (5)
Literary twist Newsday 29 Sep 2024
Satirist's weapon Wall Street Journal 28 Sep 2024
Questions asked to prove ignorance, as in 49 Across? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Sep 2024
0. Henry literary device
Sarcasm; metallic The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Sep 2024
Shoemaker without shoes, e.g.
Literary plot twist Newsday 27 Aug 2024
A maintenance shop with a broken doorbell is an example of it New York Times Mini 19 Aug 2024
Sarcasm in press secretary's conclusion The Times Quick Cryptic 26 Jul 2024
Wry humour (5) Puzzler 22 Jul 2024
Mild sarcasm The Telegraph Mini 13 Jul 2024
'Fe': why sound like this form of humour? (5)
Socrates' forte
Author's plot twist technique
Satirical expression, or one returning to New York (5)
Wry twist The Times Sunday Concise 30 Jun 2024
State of affairs that seems deliberately contrary
Humour with a twist (5)
Wry humour Puzzler Backwords 10 Jun 2024
Why follow 4 down and say what you don't mean?
Satirical utterance (5)
Form of humour of one such as Reagan at the end of the day (5)
Marriage counselor's divorce, e.g. Wall Street Journal 30 Apr 2024
Contrary outcome
O. Henry's specialty Commuter 16 Apr 2024
Sarcastic wit like metal? (5)
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The "Frozen" snowman Olaf singing about how he wants to experience summer, for example
"Dramatic" literary device New York Times 02 Apr 2024
Sort of humour that's liable to grow rusty? (5)
Twist ending feature, often
The incongruity of a very strong end to a story (5)
Twist of fate Commuter 23 Mar 2024
One returning gold to US city seemingly mocked by fate (5)
Mild sarcasm from fellow in City regularly The Times Cryptic 19 Mar 2024
Club youth leader's dramatic device
Sarcasm, satire
Humorous literary twist
Humorous style of club comedy at last The Guardian Cryptic 16 Feb 2024
Socratic method (5)
Ferrous sarcasm? (5)
Literary sarcasm Puzzler Backwords 01 Feb 2024
Sarcasm of press on the fourth of July (5)
Wry literary style
Turning of the tables, so to speak TV 28 Jan 2024
Sarcasm may be like a metal (5)
Mild sarcasm The Sun Two Speed 25 Jan 2024
Dramatic device from smooth Yankee The Sun Two Speed 25 Jan 2024
O. Henry's specialty Eugene Sheffer 25 Jan 2024
Literary device that might be dramatic or situational
"A Black Fly in Your Chardonnay", according to Alanis Morissette
A fire station burning down, e.g. Wall Street Journal 16 Jan 2024
Mockery and a lot of anger over US city The Telegraph Toughie 04 Jan 2024
Mockery and a lot of anger over US city (5)
Humor derived from a contradictory observation
Style of humour (5)
Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.g. USA Today 24 Dec 2023
“The Gift of the Magi” feature Wall Street Journal 21 Dec 2023
"What doubt is to science, ___ is to personal life": Soren Kierkegaard
It might be verbal, dramatic or situational USA Today 28 Nov 2023
Metallic humor?
Literary twist Newsday 12 Nov 2023
Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.g. USA Today 03 Nov 2023
Bitter humor Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2023
Humorous twist, in literature
Humorous literary twist
Press and why it doesn't usually mean what it says The Guardian Cryptic 15 Sep 2023
"The Twilight Zone" specialty LA Times Daily 04 Sep 2023
Wry twist LA Times Daily 03 Aug 2023
Sarcastic literary device
'___ is wasted on the stupid': Oscar Wilde New York Times 26 Jul 2023
Literary twist Wall Street Journal 24 Jul 2023
Doctor going to work sick, e.g Universal 19 Jul 2023
'Honesty with the volume cranked up,' per George Saunders New York Times 22 Jun 2023
Swift specialty Wall Street Journal 24 May 2023
Literary device Family Time 03 Apr 2023
It can be dramatic Universal 25 Mar 2023
Dripping with ___ (very sarcastic) USA Today 24 Feb 2023
Wryly caustic language The Guardian Quick 15 Feb 2023
Literary twist Newsday 12 Feb 2023
Literary twist Newsday 21 Dec 2022
Wry humor USA Today 24 Oct 2022
Press finally employ literary device The Times Cryptic 15 Jul 2022
"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" being the fear of long words, e.g.
Subtle humour cryptically “Fey”? The Times Cryptic 30 Jun 2022
Might Smithy work with this wry literary device? Irish Times Crosaire 20 Jun 2022
Twisted humor LA Times Daily 14 Jun 2022
Rhetorical literary device
A car thief's car getting stolen or cheating on an ethics exam, e.g.
A flight attendant scared of heights, e.g.
Literary twist Newsday 19 Apr 2022
Literary twist Newsday 10 Apr 2022
Twist in a tale Thomas Joseph 19 Feb 2022
Tongue-in-cheek literary twist
Device used in writing club successfully in the end The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Nov 2021
Swift specialty Wall Street Journal 23 Nov 2021
Oscar Wilde thought that this was 'something wasted on the stupid' The Guardian Quick 28 Oct 2021
Literary twist Newsday 17 Oct 2021
Wry humor Universal 11 Oct 2021
Subtle twist, in literature
Twisted wit Premier Sunday 05 Sep 2021
The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g New York Times 23 Aug 2021
Dramatic literary device The Washington Post 16 Jul 2021
Dramatic literary device LA Times Daily 16 Jul 2021
O. Henry literary device Premier Sunday 13 Jun 2021
Vonnegut literary device The Washington Post 24 Apr 2021
Vonnegut literary device LA Times Daily 24 Apr 2021
Satirical device Premier Sunday 11 Apr 2021
Humorous literary twist
Unearnest tone USA Today 27 Feb 2021
Proofreader introducing an error, e.g Universal 09 Feb 2021
A fire station burning down, e.g Family Time 14 Dec 2020
Press unknown literary technique?
Literary twist Newsday 27 Sep 2020
Dramatic device from smooth Yankee The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Aug 2020
Form of humour The Times Concise 13 Aug 2020
O. Henry hallmark The Washington Post 10 Aug 2020
O. Henry hallmark LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2020
Bitter humor Thomas Joseph 25 Jul 2020
Literary effect in O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi' New York Times 01 Jul 2020
It can be dramatic or situational USA Today 26 Jun 2020
Sarcastic tone USA Today 23 Jun 2020
Literary twist of sorts Jonesin 23 Jun 2020
Dramatic technique LA Times Daily 07 Jun 2020
Dramatic technique The Washington Post 07 Jun 2020
Plagiarizing an essay about integrity, for example USA Today 24 May 2020
Ungenuine tone USA Today 05 May 2020
In theory, it could be to avoid the sarcasm
Antonym of ''earnestness'' Newsday 14 Mar 2020
It's twisty The New Yorker 09 Mar 2020
Cop committing a crime, e.g Universal 08 Mar 2020
Literary device that sounds like a metal characteristic
"Seinfeld" humor type Family Time 06 Jan 2020
Wry twist LA Times Daily 04 Dec 2019
Wry twist The Washington Post 04 Dec 2019
A car thief’s car getting stolen, e.g Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2019
Jonathan Swift specialty USA Today 07 Oct 2019
Press 'play' at the end for feature of Greek theatre
"The ___ of the situation..." (humorist's line)
Smooth youth leader in satire The Sun Two Speed 09 Aug 2019
Mild sarcasm The Sun Two Speed 09 Aug 2019
___ of the situation (dramatic twist)
Dramatic ___ (wry literary twist)
Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect
Humor with a twist New York Times 01 Jul 2019
Club comedy, ultimately satire
Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g The Washington Post 04 Jun 2019
Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2019
Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect
Device common on 'Seinfeld' The Washington Post 23 May 2019
Device common on "Seinfeld" LA Times Daily 23 May 2019
Satire device Premier Sunday 19 May 2019
Twist LA Times Daily 16 May 2019
Twist The Washington Post 16 May 2019
Spelling mistake on a spelling bee trophy, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 05 May 2019
Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor Universal 03 May 2019
IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g Universal 09 Mar 2019
O. Henry specialty Wall Street Journal 26 Feb 2019
Twisted humor
Swift specialty Wall Street Journal 09 Jan 2019
Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g.
Device common on "Seinfeld"
Swift specialty
Twist
IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g.
Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor
Jonathan Swift specialty
Humor with a twist
A car thief's car getting stolen, e.g.
O. Henry specialty
O. Henry's specialty Eugene Sheffer 29 Dec 2018
Swift quality New York Times 22 Dec 2018
Dry wit The Telegraph Quick 19 Dec 2018
Twist in O. Henry stories USA Today 14 Dec 2018
Wry twisting Premier Sunday 02 Dec 2018
Smooth youth leader's gentle mockery
Twist from O. Henry USA Today 06 Sep 2018
Literary twist Premier Sunday 15 Jul 2018
"The ___ of the situation..."
Part of satire unfair on youngster's clothing
Single-story elevator factory, say The Chronicle of Higher Education 06 Jul 2018
It has a twist Universal 26 Jun 2018
Two-sided humor Universal 29 May 2018
It involves a twist Universal 15 May 2018
Twisted humor
Humour from smooth youth leader The Sun Two Speed 19 Apr 2018
O. Henry specialty LA Times Daily 26 Mar 2018
O. Henry specialty The Washington Post 26 Mar 2018
___ of the situation
Subtle humour The Telegraph Quick 26 Feb 2018
Twisted humor
O. Henry device USA Today 25 Jan 2018
Wry literary twist Universal 13 Jan 2018
Twisted wit Premier Sunday 07 Jan 2018
Single-story elevator factory, say
Swift quality
It has a twist
It involves a twist
Two-sided humor
Wry literary twist
O. Henry device
Twist from O. Henry
Twist in O. Henry stories
Literary device Universal 08 Dec 2017
Stephen Colbert forte The Chronicle of Higher Education 01 Dec 2017
Type of twisted wit Jonesin 14 Nov 2017
Tongue-in-cheek humor Wall Street Journal 11 Oct 2017
Literary twist The Washington Post 09 Oct 2017
Literary twist LA Times Daily 09 Oct 2017
Literary twist USA Today 18 Sep 2017
Often-missed humor Universal 07 Sep 2017
"The Gift of the Magi" device USA Today 14 Aug 2017
Little John, for example, shows this usage of hard metal with a bit of yellowness
Satire; sarcasm The Telegraph Quick 26 Jun 2017
"The Gift of the Magi" plot device USA Today 04 Jun 2017
O. Henry specialty Universal 02 Jun 2017
Particular use of language in club secretary's conclusion The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Jun 2017
Writing with a wry twist Universal 01 Jun 2017
Twist in a tale LA Times Daily 21 May 2017
Twist in a tale The Washington Post 21 May 2017
Plot twist LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2017
Plot twist The Washington Post 23 Apr 2017
Opposite of meaning intended
Stephen Colbert forte The Washington Post 07 Apr 2017
Stephen Colbert forte LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2017
Wry twist Premier Sunday 02 Apr 2017
O. Henry twist USA Today 24 Mar 2017
Jane Austen specialty LA Times Daily 19 Feb 2017
Twisted humor New York Times 07 Feb 2017
Writing style with a twist? Universal 29 Jan 2017
O. Henry twist
Literary device
O. Henry specialty
Often-missed humor
Writing with a wry twist
Vonnegut literary device
Twist in a tale
Stephen Colbert forte
Plot twist
Literary twist
Stephen Colbert forte
Twisted humor
Literary twist
"The Gift of the Magi" plot device
"The Gift of the Magi" device
'The Gift of the Magi' feature Wall Street Journal 24 Dec 2016
O. Henry-esque twist USA Today 19 Dec 2016
Twist ending feature Wall Street Journal 09 Dec 2016
Word from the Greek for 'feigned ignorance' New York Times 04 Nov 2016
Satire feature The Washington Post 31 Oct 2016
Humor with a twist Family Time 18 Jul 2016
Satirist's literary device The Washington Post 06 Jul 2016
Jonathan Swift specialty The Chronicle of Higher Education 06 May 2016
Robbery at a police station, e.g New York Times 02 May 2016
Subtle twist USA Today 25 Apr 2016
O. Henry literary device Universal 22 Apr 2016
Choking on a Life Saver, e.g New York Times 10 Apr 2016
First person caught leaving intimate, insincere statements The Telegraph Toughie 19 Feb 2016
''Gift of the Magi'' device Newsday 18 Feb 2016
Double-edged literary device USA Today 30 Jan 2016
'The Twilight Zone' plot device, often The Washington Post 03 Jan 2016
Double-edged literary device
Jonathan Swift specialty
Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance"
Slice of wry? USA Today 21 Dec 2015
Subtle twist, in literature Universal 17 Nov 2015
Wry twist USA Today 16 Nov 2015
Literary technique Family Time 16 Nov 2015
Sarcasm from the club youth leader
Literary device Newsday 26 Jul 2015
Satire The Telegraph Quick 08 Jul 2015
Writing that features a twist Universal 29 Jun 2015
Twisty writing? USA Today 27 May 2015
Firehouse catching fire, e.g New York Times 24 May 2015
Swift specialty Universal 20 May 2015
It's not what you'd expect Jonesin 12 May 2015
Literary device USA Today 07 Mar 2015
Humor element USA Today 06 Feb 2015
In theory, drops the sarcasm Irish Times Crosaire 24 Jan 2015
Subtle humor
Literary device
Common literary device
Slice of wry?
Literary device
Firehouse catching fire, e.g.
Twisty writing?
Wry twist
Humor element
Subtle twist, in literature
Swift specialty
Literary twist using opposites
Writing that features a twist
Subtle satire
Literary twist
Subtle sarcasm
A fire station burning down, e.g.
O. Henry device
Literary technique involving incongruity
"The Twilight Zone" plot device
Double-edged plot device
Apt twist of fate, in literature
Dramatic __
Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone"
"The Wizard of Oz" device
Go-to style for Steven Wright
Sardonic literary device
Twist in "Oliver Twist"
Literary twist
Humorous literary technique
Swift strength
Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone"
"The Wizard of Oz" device
Swift strength
"A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
It may be poetic
Literary device much used by O. Henry
Device of the wryly humorous
Literary twist
Sardonic literary style
Sardonic literary style
Tongue-in-cheek humor
Device of the wryly humorous
Figure to press young beginner
What air quotes sometimes indicate
Twist at the end, maybe
"The Gift of the Magi" quality
Subtle sarcasm
Twist of a sort
It's lost on some people
Subtle sarcasm
Wry humor
What air quotes sometimes indicate
Twist in a tale
O. Henry's forte
Twist of a sort
Satirist's tool
It may be dramatic
"Seinfeld" specialty
It may be dramatic
Double-edged literary device
Humorous literary technique
Feature of many fables
Tongue-in-cheek humor
Tongue-in-cheek quality
Sardonic humor
Common literary device
Slice of wry?
Satirist's device
Literary technique
Double-edged humor
Swiftian humor
Satirist's tool
Literary twist
Sophocles skill
Tongue-in-cheek humor
Literary incongruity
Humor with a twist
Certain literary device
"Seinfeld" specialty
Humor with a twist
Literary surprise
Twisted humor
O. Henry literary device
O. Henry's specialty
Tongue-in-cheek quality
It features a twist
Literary sarcasm
Stinging surprise
Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi"
"Gulliver's Travels" feature
It's not to be taken literally
It may be dramatic
Sarcasm, e.g.
Swift device
Sarcasm, e.g.
Humorist's tool
It may be tragic
O. Henry forte
O. Henry technique
It can feature a twist
What air quotes may indicate
Humorist's tool
Twist at the end
Humorist's tool
Wry twist
A literary incongruity
O. Henry's forte
Twist at the end
Unexpected outcome
Wry twist
Literary style
Double-edged humor
Satire feature
Wry twist
O. Henry technique
Literary technique
O. Henry device
Employment agency layoff, e.g.
O. Henry's forte
Employment agency layoff, e.g.
Twist onstage
Unexpected outcome
Swift device
Hipster's sartorial tool
Humorous literary technique
Literary device
Twist onstage
Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
Stinging surprise
"Oedipus Rex" literary device
Dramatic device
Literary twist
Dramatic device
Swift specialty
O. Henry device
Ferric
"Oedipus Rex" literary device
Poetic justice
Humor with a twist, perhaps
Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
O. Henry device
Twisted wit
Swift specialty
"The Gift of the Magi" device
The fire station burned down, e.g.
Sardonic literary tactic
Humor with a twist
Satire, perhaps
Sardonic style
Literary surprise
Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion)
Literary device
Wry toast?
Tongue-in-cheek quality
Literary twist
Literary device
Subtle twist
O. Henry device
Socratic ___
Sardonic humor, e.g.
Subtle humor
Swift device
O. Henry literary device
O. Henry specialty
Sardonic wit
Form of sarcasm, e.g.
Literary element
Literary sarcasm
O. Henry trademark
Swift device
Man bites dog, e.g.
Subtle twist
O. Henry forte
Dry humor
O. Henry forte
Sarcasm's gentler cousin
Swift forte
The fire station burned down, e.g.
Slice of wry
Something said with the opposite implied
O'Henry forte
"I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
Literary device
O. Henry literary technique
Sarcasm's gentler cousin
Literary device
O. Henry specialty
Swift forte
Literary surprise
Wry humor
Hidden humor
Swift forte
Literary incongruity
Incongruous state
Sardonic style
Double-edged literary device
Incongruous writing
Literary surprise
Light sarcasm
Swiftian device
O. Henry device
Swift vehicle?
Overused humor technique
Wry twist
Device used by O. Henry
Seinfeld specialty
Type of humor
Sardonic humor
O. Henry specialty
Much-misunderstood writing
15-Across with a twist
Satire feature
"The Gift of the Magi" device
"Seinfeld" device
Vagarious writings
Socratic device
Device used by O. Henry
Swift literary device
O. Henry could see it in things
O. Henry device
It may feature a twist
Satire
Socratic ___ (feigning ignorance in argument)
Literary form
Humor with a twist
Wry twist
"Gulliver's Travels" feature
Swift's forte
Literary twist
Bitter stuff
O. Henry specialty
Often-missed humor
Slice of wry?
O. Henry specialty
Sarcastic humor
Twist of fate
O. Henry technique
Literary incongruity
Literary style
Certain humor
"The Gift of the Magi" feature
Swift's style
Nonliteral humor
Humor not for dummies
Dramatic technique
Slice of wry
Sardonic humor
Poetic justice
Man bites dog e.g.
O. Henry technique
Sarcasm
Incongruousness
Biting wit
Subtle twist
Satirist's tool
Subtle sarcasm
Wit of a sort
Dramatic device
Wry humor
Ferric
Satiric twist
Ferruginous
Satiric wit
Subtle satire
Forte of O. Henry
Sardonic literary style
Swift's forte
Ferrous
Sarcasm of a sort
O. Henry's favorite device
Literary twist
Dissimulation of a sort
Asteism
Dramatic device
O. Henry's pet device
Sardonic form of humor
Light sarcasm
Type of wit
Speaker's device
Socratic ___ (pretended ignorance)
Sardonic writing
Literary form
Mockery of a sort
Sarcasm
Ridicule
Dissimulation
Bitter humor
Gentle sarcasm
Kind of writing
Literary weapon.
Dramatic factor.
Swift's forte.
Ridicule.
Satire.
Outcome of events contrary to what was expected.
A figure of speech.
Figure of speech.
Figure of speech employed in ridicule.
Type of wit.
Wry sort of humor.
Dissimulation.
Type of writing.
Jonathan Swift's stylistic weapon.
Fate's wry twist.
"The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
Method of humorous expression.
Humor of a sort.
Twist of fate.
Kind of sarcasm.
A sort of ridicule.
Literary feature.
Device of Socrates.
Satirist's tool.
Literary method.
Socratic ___.
Sarcasm.
Sardonic humor.
Incongruity.
Discomforting wit.
Literary device.
Wit of a sort.
One form of humor.
Form of ridicule.
Feature of some writing.
Writer's mode of expression.
Subtle sarcasm.
Swift's specialty.
Dramatic figure of speech.
Writer's device.
A state of affairs the reverse of what was expected.
Wry humor.
Socratic approach
Feature of Orwell's style.
Type of humor.
Device used by writers.
Form of humor.
A form of wry humor.
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