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situational irony
[ sich-oo-ey-shuh-nl ahy-ruh-nee, ahyer- ]
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of situational irony1
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Example Sentences
“And the situational irony of the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ attending his own Hollywood premiere, complete with a red carpet, is not lost on me.”
Much like a Deadpool movie, the situational irony didn’t end there for the couple either.
The initial reporting by Iowa media, largely sourced from Guthrie county authorities, had all the low-stakes scandal and situational irony to make a trending news story on social media.
The baseline situational irony that has governed the entire Trump administration can only be countered by the sort of critical irony found in comedic satire.
English teachers, language mavens, and pedants of all stripes were quick to point out that Morissette's examples didn't match the dictionary definition of situational irony.
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