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dramatic irony

[ druh-mat-ik ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-nee ]

noun

  1. irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.


dramatic irony

noun

  1. theatre the irony occurring when the implications of a situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dramatic irony1

First recorded in 1905–10
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