irony meaning in Urdu
اِسْتِہْزا istehzā
UK/ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni//ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/
irony in Urdu: اِسْتِہْزا (istehzā). In English, irony means the quality of 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.
Urdu words for irony
- statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
- اِسْتِہْزا istehzā
English meaning of irony
- noun The quality of 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.
- noun An ironic statement.
- noun 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.
- noun Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
irony in a sentence
- The food had an irony taste to it.
- The scrap yard had bins marked for irony aluminum, such as aluminum engine blocks not wholly cleaned of bolts, studs, brackets, and so on.
Synonyms of irony
irony in other languages
- irony in Hindi
- irony in Tamil
- irony in Marathi
- irony in Bengali
- irony in Telugu
- irony in Malayalam
- irony in Kannada
- irony in Punjabi
- irony in Gujarati
- irony in Odia
- irony in Sanskrit
- irony in Nepali
- irony in Tagalog
- irony in Arabic
- irony in Indonesian
- irony in Persian
- irony in Thai
- irony in Vietnamese
Questions about irony in Urdu
- What is the meaning of irony in Urdu?
- Irony in Urdu is اِسْتِہْزا (istehzā).
- irony کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
- Irony: اِسْتِہْزا (istehzā).
- What does irony mean in English?
- Irony means the quality of 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.
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