In Russia everyone does it. Although, perhaps, not only in Russia. Statistics show that even the British are prone to such behavior. In general, in all nations there are people who love to be ironic, this is understandable. Let's analyze the meaning of the verb and its synonyms.
Meaning
In Russia, irony is so in demand, because our life involves a cheerful attitude to the problems of the fatherland. Moreover, the list is wider than the two eternal ones - fools and roads. In general, there are enough difficulties in any life. The poor are struggling with poverty, the rich are struggling with growing boredom, and those in the conventional middle class worry about missing capital and suffer from nervous illness.
One way or another, each of us knows how it is to be ironic. To understand the verb, we must discover the meaning of the noun "irony": subtle, hidden mockery. The main elements here are adjectives. The important thing is not that irony is a mockery, but that it is subtle and hidden. Evil irony also occurs, but here the line between sarcasm and irony is blurred. What is "sarcasm"? This is a caustic mockery, an evil irony. As you can see, the explanatory dictionary is with usI agree.
Synonyms
Yes, when it comes to irony, it can be both a mask for the defenseless and a sharp sword. A joke turns into a cold weapon when it puts on the clothes of sarcasm, and a shield when it remains ironic. We digress a little. It's time to return to the synonyms of "ironic":
- joking;
- laugh;
- to make fun;
- sting;
- banter;
- sneaky;
- joking.
Again, we slightly deviate from our rule of independent reader activity: the list contains almost all possible replacements, excluding phrases.
In the finale, it remains only to say that irony is salvation for a person. As long as he retains the ability to laugh, it means that he resists the environment and the hardships that have befallen him. As Munchausen said in the Soviet film: "Smile, gentlemen!".
