tragic irony

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• tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

• irony — 1> ирония; насмешка Ex: the irony of fate ирония судьбы Ex: life s ironies капризы (превратности) судьбы Ex: dramatic (tragic) irony скрытая ирония (недоступная тем, против кого она направлена) Ex: in irony насмешливо, в насмешку; шутливо Id:… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• tragic — 1> трагический, трагедийный Ex: the tragic art искусство трагедии Ex: tragic actor трагический актер Ex: tragic irony трагическая ирония Ex: in a tragic voice трагическим голосом 2> ужасный, катастрофический Ex: tragic event (occurence)… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Irony — Ironic redirects here. For the song, see Ironic (song). For other uses, see irony (disambiguation). A Stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation… …   Wikipedia

• irony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler Date: 1502 1. a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tragic — ˈtrædʒɪk прил. 1) трагический; драматический, трагедийный Syn : terrible 2) разг. ужасный; катастрофический; печальный …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. [1905 10] * * * ▪ literature       in literature, a plot device in which the audience s or reader s… …   Universalium

• tragicirony — tragic irony n. Dramatic irony in a tragedy. * * * …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …   Universalium