verbal irony
noun SAT
- English meaning
- Saying the opposite of what you mean.
- Example
"What lovely weather," he said, as rain poured down — an example of verbal irony.
- Word family
- irony
Translation
- 한국어언어적 반어
- 中文言语反讽
- 日本語言葉の皮肉
- ไทยการประชดทางวาจา
- Bahasa Indonesiaironi verbal
- Tiếng Việtmỉa mai bằng lời
- Русскийсловесная ирония
- हिन्दीशाब्दिक विडंबना
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