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TOPIK 6noun

아이러니

aireoni

아이러니가 · 아이러니를

irony

Example

도둑이 도둑을 맞다니 정말 아이러니한 일이에요.

A thief getting robbed — how ironic is that?

Word parts

From English 'irony'.

Good to know

In literature classes the Sino-Korean term 반어 is used; in daily talk people say 아이러니하다.