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ironies
noun
(iro-ny)
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
ironies
noun
(iro-ny)
a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
ironies
noun
(iro-ny)
an ironic expression or utterance
ironies
noun
(iro-ny)
irony
ironies
noun
(iro-ny)
irony
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paradox
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absurdities
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contradictions
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hypocrisies
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juxtaposition
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subtext
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sordidness
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peculiarity
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insanities
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coincidences
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oddities
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dichotomies
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foibles
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idiocies
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illogic
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incongruity
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dilemmas
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banes
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follies
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truths
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duality
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truisms
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pleasures
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imponderables
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conceit
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metaphor
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inanity
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postscript
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allusions
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ugliness
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parable
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fallacies
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banality
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quirks
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joys
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subtleties
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vagary
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doubleness
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travesties
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fatuousness
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parallels
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perversity
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fascinations
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allegory
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strangeness
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perils
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complexities
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conundrums
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boneheadedness
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aphorism
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nefariousness
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poetic justice
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legacies
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dubiousness
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ghastliness
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travails
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duplicities
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poignancy
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peccadillos
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triviality
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corollaries
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idiosyncrasies
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factoid
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overtones
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ponderousness
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improbabilities
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inconstancy
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pathos
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upshot
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coinages
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counterexample
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undercurrents
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pointlessness
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aspect
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sagas
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bugaboos
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foolishness
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endlessness
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vicissitudes
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quandaries
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twists
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pitfalls
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cliches
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vexations
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machinations
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convolutions
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mendacity
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downsides
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anecdote
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doublethink
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ruefulness
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