Philosophy & ThoughtGreek → English
Irony
Meaning the opposite of what is literally said.
The Greek roots
εἰρωνεία
eirōneía
feigned ignorance
Literally: “pretended ignorance”
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The story of the word
An eírōn was a sly under-stater who feigned ignorance — Socrates was the master of this pose.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The irony of the situation wasn't lost on anyone.