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irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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doublethink collapse: believing two contradictory ideas at the same time

Janus collapse: (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head

antinomy collapse: a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable

cynicism collapse: a cynical feeling of distrust

halving collapse

black humor collapse: the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect

dualism collapse: the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

melodramatics collapse

dichotomy collapse: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"

oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

dramatics collapse: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

lampoon collapse

pairing collapse: the act of grouping things or people in pairs

bifurcation collapse: the act of splitting into two branches; the place where something divides into two branches; a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

duplicity collapse: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

self-contradiction collapse: contradicting yourself

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

squib collapse: firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

figure of speech collapse

histrionics collapse: a deliberate display of emotion for effect

theatrics collapse

double entendre collapse: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

doubling collapse: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"; increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"

malapropism collapse: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

ambivalence collapse: mixed feelings or emotions

repartee collapse: adroitness and cleverness in reply

ambiguity collapse: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

polarity collapse: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

comedy collapse: light and humorous drama with a happy ending

invective collapse

innuendo collapse

duplication collapse: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"

parody collapse: humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; make a spoof of or make fun of

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

theatrical collapse: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"; of or relating to the theater

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

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