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Translate irony from English to German

Summary

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irony:
- Spott; Gespött; Spöttelei; Verspottung; Spötterei
Wiktionary:
- irony → Ironie
- irony → Ironie

English

Detailed Translations for irony from English to German

irony:

irony [the ~] nom

the irony (mockery; mock; mocking; sneering; scoffing; jeers; sneers)
der Spott; Gespött; die Spöttelei; die Verspottung; die Spötterei
- Spott [der ~] nom
- Gespött [das ~] nom
- Spöttelei [die ~] nom
- Verspottung [die ~] nom
- Spötterei [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for irony:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gespött	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	butt; derision; jeering; jeers; joking; laughing-stock; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; scornful laughter; sneering; sneers; travesty
Spott	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	derision; jeering; jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; scornful laughter; searchlight; sneering; sneers; spotlight; taunt; travesty
Spöttelei	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; travesty
Spötterei	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	jeers; joking; mock; mockery; mocking; obloquy; poke fun at; scoffing; scorn; sneering; sneers; travesty
Verspottung	irony; jeers; mock; mockery; mocking; scoffing; sneering; sneers	derision; jeering; scornful laughter
-	caustic remark; sarcasm; satire

Related Words for "irony":

ironies

Synonyms for "irony":

sarcasm; satire; caustic remark; wit; humor; humour; witticism; wittiness
incongruity; incongruousness
trope; figure of speech; figure; image

Related Definitions for "irony":

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs¹
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated¹
witty language used to convey insults or scorn¹
- irony is wasted on the stupid¹
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs¹

Wiktionary Translations for irony:

irony

noun

condition contrary to expectations
- irony → Ironie
statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
- irony → Ironie

irony

noun

verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht
- Ironie → irony

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• irony	→ Ironie	↔ ironie — vorm van spot
• irony	→ Ironie	↔ ironie — rhéto\|fr figure de rhétorique par laquelle on dit le contraire de ce qu’on vouloir faire entendre.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University