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View synonyms for Socratic irony

Socratic irony

[ suh-krat-ik ahy-ruh-nee, ahyer-, soh- ]

noun

  1. pretended ignorance in discussion.


Socratic irony

noun

  1. philosophy a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his own ignorance


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Socratic irony1

First recorded in 1870–75

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