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Dramatic irony

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Noun
  1. 1
    A theatrical effect in which the true meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play wordnet

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