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Similar words: crony · iron · irons · barony · bryony · ironic · agony · bony · crone · drone
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irony

1 noun saying the opposite of what you meaníoróin fem2  c m ushe has an acute sense of irony tá an-chiall aici don íoróin 2 noun paradoxical situationíoróin fem2  c m uthe biggest irony is that I was very fond of him an íoróin is mó faoi go raibh mé an-mhór leis, an rud is íorónta faoi go raibh mé an-mhór leis

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Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • delicious »
    delicious irony íoróin mhilis
  • hint »
    he said it without a hint of irony dúirt sé é gan rian íoróine ina ghlór
  • laced »
    the plot was laced with irony bhí an plota lomlán le híoróin, bhí íoróin go flúirseach tríd an bplota
  • lost »
    the irony wasn't lost on them ba mhaith ba léir dóibh an íoróin, ní dheachaigh an íoróin amú orthu
  • spice »
    a spice of irony imir bheag den íoróin
  • suggestion »
    is there a suggestion of irony there? an bhfuil iarracht den íoróin ansin?, an bhfuil blas den íoróin ansin?
  • suspicion »
    a suspicion of irony blaiseadh den íoróin
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