Irony
//ˈaɪə.ɹən.i//
Translations of "irony" (57 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Arabic | اِسْتِهْزَاء(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), تَعَارُض(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), تَنَافُر(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), تَهَكُّم(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), سُخْرِيَة(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), مُفَارَقَة(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | istihzāʔ, taʕāruḍ, tanāfur, tahakkum, suḵriya, mufāraqa | |
| Armenian | իրոնիա(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), հեգնանք(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | ironia, hegnankʻ | |
| Azerbaijani | istehza(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), kinayə(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), rişxənd(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Belarusian | іро́нія(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), іро́нія(condition contrary to expectations) | irónija, irónija | |
| Bulgarian | железен(of or pertaining to iron), иро́ния(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), иро́ния(condition contrary to expectations) | železen, irónija, irónija | |
| Catalan | ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 反話 /反话(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), 反語 /反语(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), 諷刺 /讽刺(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | fǎnhuà, fǎnyǔ, fěngcì | |
| Czech | ironie(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironie(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Danish | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironi(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Dutch | ijzerachtig(of or pertaining to iron), ijzerhoudend(of or pertaining to iron), het ironische(condition contrary to expectations), ironie(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironie(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Esperanto | ironio(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Estonian | iroonia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Finnish | ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| French | ferreux(of or pertaining to iron), ironie(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironie du sort(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Galician | ironía(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), retranca(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Georgian | ირონია(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | ironia | |
| German | Ironie(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), Ironie(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Greek | σιδερένιος(of or pertaining to iron), σιδηρούς(of or pertaining to iron), ειρωνεία(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ειρωνεία(condition contrary to expectations) | siderénios, sidiroús, eironeía, eironeía | |
| Hebrew | אִירוֹנְיָה(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | irónya | |
| Hindi | विडंबना(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), विडंबना(condition contrary to expectations), विडम्बना(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), व्यंग्य(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | viḍambnā, viḍambnā, viḍambanā, vyaṅgya | |
| Hungarian | vasas(of or pertaining to iron), irónia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Icelandic | írónía(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Indonesian | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Interlingua | ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Irish | íoróin(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Italian | ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), paradosso(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Japanese | アイロニー(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), 反語(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), 諷刺(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | aironī, hango, fūshi | |
| Kazakh | ирония(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | ironiä | |
| Korean | 반어(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), 풍자(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | baneo, pungja | |
| Kyrgyz | ирония(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | ironiya | |
| Latvian | ironija(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironija(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Lithuanian | ironija(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Macedonian | иронија(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), иронија(condition contrary to expectations) | ironija, ironija | |
| Māori | kōrero takahiri(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), kōrori(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), skjebnens ironi(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Persian | استهزا(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ریشخند(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), کنایه(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), گواژه(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | estehzâ, rišxand, kenâye, govâže | |
| Polish | żelazny(of or pertaining to iron), ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Portuguese | ferroso(of or pertaining to iron), ironia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Romanian | feros(of or pertaining to iron), ironie(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironie(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Russian | иро́ния(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), иро́ния(condition contrary to expectations) | irónija, irónija | |
| Serbo-Croatian | irònija(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), irònija(condition contrary to expectations), иро̀нија(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), иро̀нија(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Slovak | železitý(of or pertaining to iron), železný(of or pertaining to iron), železový(of or pertaining to iron), irónia(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), irónia(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Slovene | ironija(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironija(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Spanish | férreo(of or pertaining to iron), ironía(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironía(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Swedish | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironi(condition contrary to expectations) | — | |
| Tagalog | libak(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), parikala(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Tajik | истеҳзо(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), киноя(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ришханд(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | istehzo, kinoya, rišxand | |
| Tamil | இரும்பு(of or pertaining to iron), வஞ்சப்புகழ்ச்சி(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | irumpu, vañcappukaḻcci | |
| Thai | การแฝงนัย(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), คำถากถาง(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), คำประชด(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), คำประชดประชัน(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), คำเย้ยหยัน(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), คำแดกดัน(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | gaan-fɛ̌ɛng-nai, kam-tàak-tǎang, kam-bprà-chót, kam-bprà-chót-bprà-chan, kam-yə́əi-yǎn, kam-dɛ̀ɛk-dan | |
| Turkish | ironi(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), ironi(condition contrary to expectations), istihza(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), tezat(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Ukrainian | іро́нія(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), іро́нія(condition contrary to expectations) | irónija, irónija | |
| Urdu | اِسْتِہْزا(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | istehzā | |
| Uyghur | ئىرونىيە(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), تەنە(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), كىنايە(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | ironiye, tene, kinaye | |
| Uzbek | ironiya(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), istehzo(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), kinoya(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — | |
| Vietnamese | giống gang(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally), giống thép(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally) | — |
ironi
اِسْتِهْزَاء, تَعَارُض, تَنَافُر, تَهَكُّم, سُخْرِيَة, مُفَارَقَة
istihzāʔ, taʕāruḍ, tanāfur, tahakkum, suḵriya, mufāraqa
istehza, kinayə, rişxənd
ironia, ironia
ironie, ironie
ironi, ironi
ijzerachtig, ijzerhoudend, het ironische, ironie, ironie
ironio
iroonia
ironia, ironia
ferreux, ironie, ironie du sort
ironía, retranca
Ironie, Ironie
vasas, irónia
írónía
ironi
ironia, ironia
íoróin
ironia, paradosso
ironija, ironija
ironija
kōrero takahiri, kōrori
ironi, skjebnens ironi
ironi
żelazny, ironia, ironia
ferroso, ironia, ironia
feros, ironie, ironie
irònija, irònija, иро̀нија, иро̀нија
železitý, železný, železový, irónia, irónia
ironija, ironija
férreo, ironía, ironía
ironi, ironi
libak, parikala
การแฝงนัย, คำถากถาง, คำประชด, คำประชดประชัน, คำเย้ยหยัน, คำแดกดัน
gaan-fɛ̌ɛng-nai, kam-tàak-tǎang, kam-bprà-chót, kam-bprà-chót-bprà-chan, kam-yə́əi-yǎn, kam-dɛ̀ɛk-dan
ironi, ironi, istihza, tezat
ironiya, istehzo, kinoya
giống gang, giống thép
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.