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 happenTopics Film and theatrec2
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