Dramatic Irony
nounid
45979·updated May 18, 2026verified
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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Variants
- plural
- Dramatic Ironies
- possessive
- Dramatic Irony's
- pluralpossessive
- Dramatic Ironies'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the playDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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