Read the dictionary definition of irony. All definitions for this word.
1. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
1. the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
2. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
1. he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
2. irony is wasted on the stupid
3. Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own
3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs