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cosmic irony

cosmic irony noun: a situation where someone or something experiences something that is the opposite of their expectations.

Noun

cosmic irony (countable and uncountable, plural cosmic ironies)

  1. A situation where someone or something experiences something that is the opposite of their expectations.
    • It is cosmic irony that the descendants of this fanatic were saved by the very nation he hated during his life.
    Synonyms:
    irony of fate

Synonyms of cosmic irony

  • irony of fate

Forms of cosmic irony

pluralcosmic ironies

Questions about cosmic irony

What does cosmic irony mean?
Cosmic irony means a situation where someone or something experiences something that is the opposite of their expectations.
What part of speech is cosmic irony?
Cosmic irony is a noun.
What is the plural of cosmic irony?
The plural of cosmic irony is cosmic ironies.

Words near cosmic irony in the dictionary

  1. cosmic event horizon
  2. cosmic event horizons
  3. cosmic gravitational wave background
  4. cosmic gravitational-wave background
  5. cosmic infrared background
  6. cosmic irony
  7. cosmic joker
  8. cosmic jokers
  9. cosmic latte
  10. cosmic light horizon
  11. cosmic light horizons

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