Irony and Response

Irony

Irony noun - Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.

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Response and irony are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Irony".

Nearby Words: ironic, ironical, ironically, ironist

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Irony and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Irony" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

certain	certain irony	certain response
actual	actual irony	actual response
real	real irony	real response
great	great irony	great response
Other adjectives: possible, classic, overwhelming.

For extra irony, the one who was complaining about it was himself criticized for his slowness in responding, while his critique is that the response was too fast.

Source: Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like
On Fundies Say The Darndest Things, a common response to an ironic statement made by one of the fundies whose statements have been quoted is that it has "destroyed my irony meter."

Source: Readings Blew Up the Scale
Irony: Vince's roommate in the second book wishes his dad wasn't such a well-known, pushy politician because of all the pressure it puts on him, and acts as a rebel slacker in response.

Source: Literature / Son of the Mob

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