irony

Noun

• a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

• incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
  • the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sarcasm , satire , caustic remark