irony
91socratic irony — ignorance and of willingness to learn as one questions another on the meaning of a term; pretended ignorance to provoke discussion and promote the search for truth …
92touch of irony — somewhat of a paradox, a bit of sarcasm …
93Socratic irony — noun a pose of ignorance assumed in order to entice others into making statements that can then be challenged …
94dramatic irony — noun (U) a special effect in a play in which the people watching know something that the characters in the play do not, and can understand the real importance or meaning of what is happening …
95dramatic irony — UK / US noun [uncountable] theatre, cinema a situation in which an audience knows more about what is happening in a play or film than the characters do …
96self-irony — self′ i′rony n. pl. nies …
97Socratic irony — Socrat′ic i′rony n. rht pretended ignorance in discussion • Etymology: 1870–75 …
98dramatic irony — /drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/ (say druh.matik uyruhnee) noun → irony1 (def. 4) …
99Socratic irony — /səkrætɪk ˈaɪrəni/ (say suhkratik uyruhnee) noun See irony1 (def. 3) …
100self-irony — n., pl. self ironies …