In Russia, everyone does it. Although, maybe, not only in Russia. Statistics say that the British are also prone to such behavior. In general, in all nations there will be people who like to be ironic, this is understandable. Let us analyze the meaning of the verb and its synonyms.
Value
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 two eternal ones - fools and roads. In general, difficulties are enough in any life. The poor are struggling with want, the rich are struggling with boredom, and those in the conditional middle class are worried about missing capital and suffer from nervous illnesses.
One way or another, each of us knows how to ironize. To understand a verb, we must discover the meaning of the noun “irony”: a 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 stinging mockery, an evil irony. As you can see, the explanatory dictionary agrees with us.
Synonyms
Yes, when it comes to irony, it can be both a mask for the defenseless and a sharp sword. The joke turns into a cold weapon when it puts on the clothes of sarcasm, and with a shield - when it remains irony. We were a little distracted. It's time to return to the synonyms of “ironic”:
- to joke;
- laugh;
- make fun of;
- to ulcerate;
- make fun of;
- speak maliciously;
- to joke.
And again, we slightly depart 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 man. As long as he retains the ability to laugh, it means he resists the environment and the adversities that fell upon him. As Munchausen said in the Soviet film: “Smile, gentlemen!”