アイロニー

noun

irony

Refers to the rhetorical device or a situation where the outcome is contrary to what was expected, similar to English 'irony'. Often used in literary or critical contexts.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばにはアイロニーが込こめられていた。

  His words were filled with irony.

• この小しょう説せつはアイロニーに満みちている。

  This novel is full of irony.