Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 26)
Directions to Solve
In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
26.
IRONIC
Discussion:
28 comments Page 1 of 3.
Yunus said:
2 decades ago
Meaning the opposite of what you say.
Anupama sharma said:
1 decade ago
Ironic and saracastic means a comment.
Mehak said:
1 decade ago
The use of words to express something opposite to their actual meaning is irony.
Kannan said:
1 decade ago
Please explain properly the meaning of ironic.
Bhargavi said:
1 decade ago
What is the correct meaning of ironic. We used say that life is too ironic.
Divya said:
1 decade ago
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn, esp. saying one thing but implying the opposite sarcastic.
Sandesh said:
1 decade ago
Humorously sarcastic or mocking
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
Priyanka said:
1 decade ago
Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended.
or
an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.
e.g.It is an irony that money is there but there is no food in the market
or
an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.
e.g.It is an irony that money is there but there is no food in the market
Sud said:
1 decade ago
Ironic means expressing the opposite of what you think.
Sam said:
1 decade ago
What does it mean Disguisedly sarcastic?
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