English Explanatory Dictionary

dramatic irony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theatrical effect in which the true meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

Word forms

dramatic irony dramatic ironies
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