situational irony
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situational irony
noun
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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| Main Entry: | situational irony |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does |
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Situational irony
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By some definitions, situational irony and cosmic irony are not irony at all.
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