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A contrast between appearance and reality or expectation and outcome; in speech, meaning different from the literal words.
noun
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irony
The locked locksmith's shop provided a moment of irony in the story.
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In one story, a machine advertised as a time saver required so much preparation that it delayed everyone's departure, creating irony through the gap between expectation and outcome.
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