विडंबना — meaning in English

English meaning

• irony noun A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is the opposite of what was expected.
• travesty noun A shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.

Senses

विडंबना is used for these senses in English:

• irony statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
• travesty absurd or grotesque misrepresentation

irony — full definition

1. noun A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is the opposite of what was expected.
2. noun A way of speaking in which the literal words mean the opposite of what's intended, often for humorous or sarcastic effect.

travesty — full definition

1. noun A shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.
2. verb To turn something into a ridiculous or grotesque imitation of itself; to mock by distorting.

Related Hindi words