dramatic irony
noun /drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/
/drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a situation in a play when a character’s words carry an extra meaning to the audience because they know more than the character, especially about what is going to happenWordfinderTopics Film and theatrec2
- comedy
- denouement
- dialogue
- drama
- dramatic irony
- play
- scene
- set
- soliloquy
- speech