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tragic irony
noun
- dramatic irony in tragic drama.
tragic irony
noun
- the use of dramatic irony in a tragedy (originally, in Greek tragedy), so that the audience is aware that a character's words or actions will bring about a tragic or fatal result, while the character himself is not
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tragic irony1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
In a moment of tragic irony, Samaras said he would never risk his life or the lives of his team to chase a tornado.
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To men of our day the later position of William Pitt seems one of almost tragic irony.
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This splendid piece of tragic irony is interpreted at its surface value by the Chorus, who burst into a song of jubilation.
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A splendid dialogue of tragic irony represents both as wishing to find the one a mother, the other a son.
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There is something in the juxtaposition of these two enemies full of tragic irony.
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This is the irony of the situation; it is the tragic irony of all Hebrew history.
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