Ironic vs Antiphrasis - What's the difference?
ironic | antiphrasis |
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
* 2014 , Steven Pinker The Sense of Style
Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
As an adjective ironic
is characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.As a noun antiphrasis is
use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.ironic
English
Alternative forms
* ironick (qualifier)Adjective
(en adjective)- It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.