JUXTAPOSITION OF OPPOSITES*

IRONY

     /ˈʌɪrəni/ 

nounThe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect."‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony"
Similar:sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancymordancy, cynicism, mockery, satire, ridicule, derision, scorn, sneering, wryness, backhandedness, sarkiness.

Opposite: sincerity

adjective The misused and malapropian description of an item of clothing that has been ironed (subject to hot pressing by a heavy metal object like a household iron). Most seen in blog posts written by Robert the Sinner as in "these pants are very irony"

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