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situational irony

[ sich-oo-ey-shuh-nl ahy-ruh-nee, ahyer- ]

noun

  1. irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of situational irony1

First recorded in 1960–65

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