HyperDic: socratic_irony

English > 1 sense of the expression Socratic irony:
NOUNattributeSocratic ironyadmission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
English > Socratic irony: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaningadmission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning.
Broaderironyincongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

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