different between ironic vs hypocritical

English

Alternative forms

• ironick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a????n.?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)

1. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
   • 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275

     It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.

2. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
3. Contrary or opposite to what may be expected.

   It's ironic to have a blizzard in the middle of the summer.

4. (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.

   It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Usage notes

Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.

Synonyms

• ironical

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Irony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cirino, oniric

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i?ro.nik]

Adjective

ironic m or n (feminine singular ironic?, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)

1. ironic

Declension

Related terms

• ironie

English

Etymology

From hypocritic + -al, from ??????????? (hupokritikós), from ????????? (hupokrit?s, “actor, hypocrite”), from ??????????? (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ??? (hupó, “below”) + ????? (krín?, “I choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?p??k??t?k?l/

Adjective

hypocritical (comparative more hypocritical, superlative most hypocritical)

1. Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]

Translations

Synonyms

• two-faced