Irony vs. Paradox
Difference Between Irony and Paradox
Ironynoun
A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
Paradoxnoun
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.u
"This sentence is false" is a paradox.Ironynoun
Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
Paradoxnoun
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.s
It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.Ironynoun
Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
Paradoxnoun
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.t
Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.Ironynoun
The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
Paradoxnoun
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
Ironynoun
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Paradoxnoun
A person or thing having contradictory properties.t
He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.Ironyadjective
Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
The food had an irony taste to it.Paradoxnoun
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. s
Ironynoun
witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
he used sarcasm to upset his opponentirony is wasted on the stupidSatire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their ownParadoxnoun
(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
Ironynoun
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hatedParadoxnoun
(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
Ironynoun
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Paradoxnoun
A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
Paradoxnoun
The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.s
Paradoxnoun
(logic) a self-contradiction;
`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false
