English to Maori Meaning of irony - taunu

Irony :

taunu

noun

taunu, kata, manuki, ritenga, hanihani

adjective

kiripaka, taunu, rino

Ironies :: fakaoliIrony :: taunu

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Definitions of irony in English

Noun(1) witty language used to convey insults or scorn(2) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs(3) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Examples of irony in English

(1) ├ö├ç├┐Don't go overboard with the gratitude,├ö├ç├û he rejoined with heavy irony(2) It involved the use of that very English form of expression known as irony .(3) You can not express irony or metaphor effectively in ticker-tape speech.(4) Schlegel's Romantic irony was a reaction to the systematic thought of Kant.(5) The irony is that the farming methods causing the drainage will result in their own demise, as they use up the topsoil and render the ground infertile.(6) With deliberate irony , they also echo corporate efforts at conveying information efficiently.(7) The filmmakers used the city's motto ├ö├ç├┐Let Glasgow Flourish├ö├ç├û as the film's title with deliberate irony .(8) But the jokes, slang and heavy irony that make up the established banter of the building trade could be heading for extinction.(9) To add irony to injury, his reselection was itself a result of an injury to the captain Jason Robinson.(10) His behaviour is a perfect expression of courtesy and good feeling with a spice of irony in it.(11) A tale of two cities, heavy with irony and laden with symbolism, was played out over the summer.(12) But perhaps the most bitter and disturbing irony is that the best surf tends to arrive during the winter.(13) ├ö├ç┬úDon't go overboard with the gratitude,├ö├ç├ÿ he rejoined with heavy irony(14) The second, appended to the first half with humorous irony , was apparently intended to mean what it sounded like.(15) There's plenty of irony in seeing one monopoly accuse another monopoly of restricting users' choices.(16) By this point in the movie, Banek can only laugh with caustic irony at this diatribe.

Related Phrases of irony

(1) dramatic irony ::

taunu whakaari

(2) irony of fate ::

taunu o te whakarau

Related Phrases of irony

(1) dramatic irony ::

taunu whakaari

(2) irony of fate ::

taunu o te whakarau

Synonyms

Noun

1. sarcasm ::

hanihani

2. paradox ::

lēsoni

Different Forms

ironies, irony

Word Example from TV Shows

And no, the IRONY is not lost on me.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 22

Sheldon, do you understand the IRONY...

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 24

That's a heaping helping of IRONY right there.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

but now is not the time to enjoy the IRONY of that.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 23

is a little meta IRONY for me.

Westworld Season 3, Episode 8

Examples of irony from TV Shows

And no, the IRONY is not lost on me.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 22

Sheldon, do you understand the IRONY...

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 24

That's a heaping helping of IRONY right there.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

but now is not the time to enjoy the IRONY of that.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 23

is a little meta IRONY for me.

Westworld Season 3, Episode 8

English to Maori Dictionary: irony

Meaning and definitions of irony, translation in Maori language for irony with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of irony in Maori and in English language.

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What irony means in Maori, irony meaning in Maori, irony definition, examples and pronunciation of irony in Maori language.

English to Maori Dictionary: irony

Meaning and definitions of irony, translation in Maori language for irony with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of irony in Maori and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'irony'

What irony means in Maori, irony meaning in Maori, irony definition, examples and pronunciation of irony in Maori language.