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socratic irony
noun
(Socratic irony)
irony
socratic irony
noun
(Socratic irony)
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
socratic irony
noun
(Socratic irony)
a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
socratic irony
noun
(Socratic irony)
an ironic expression or utterance
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irony
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ironize
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ironic
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asteism
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pathos
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poetic justice
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gallows humor
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annomination
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dead metaphor
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humor
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acrimoniousness
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unhumorous
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black humour
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cynicism
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ecphonesis
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genteelism
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laconism
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quip
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humour
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socratic irony
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