irony

The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

An ironic statement.

Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.

Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

(old-fashioned) A kind of metallic marble.