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== Etymology ==

your mom is The [[Greek language|Greek]] etymology of the word ''irony'', ''{{polytonic|εἰρωνεία}}'' (''eironeia''), means ''feigned ignorance'' (a technique often used by the Greek philosopher [[Socrates]], see further), from είρων (''eiron''), the one who makes a question pretending to be naïve (a [[rhetorical question]]), and είρειν is also a verb radical of the Greek “to speak.” The verb είρειν (''eirein'') itself is probably from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] root ''*wer- '''say'''.

==Socratic irony==

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== Use of irony ==

The word “irony” is not frequently used figuratively, especially in such phrases as “the irony of fate,” of an issue or result that seems to contradict normal expectations derived from the previous state or condition.