Irony and Litotes

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Irony

Irony noun - Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
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Litotes and irony are semantically related In some cases you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Irony".
Nearby Words: ironic, ironical, ironically, ironist

Litotes

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Irony and litotes are semantically related in turn of expression topic. Sometimes you can use "Irony" instead a noun "Litotes".

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  • Cool and Unusual Punishment He knew all the tricks; dramatic irony, metaphor, pathos, puns, parody, litotes and... Satire.
    Source: Cool and Unusual Punishment
  • Series / Monty Python's Flying Circus Dinsdale Piranha is incredibly violent but his brother Doug is far more terrifying because he used...sarcasm.Luigi Vercotti: [visibly shaken] He knew all the tricks — dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire.
    Source: Series / Monty Python's Flying Circus
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