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socratic irony

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
so-crat-ic irony
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice or act of asking someone a question, as though ignorant of the answer, in order to show a flaw in their argument.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Socratic ironies (plural)

Phrases

daft laddie question

Frequently Paired Words

daft laddie question Socratic method

Questions

What does socratic irony mean?
The practice or act of asking someone a question, as though ignorant of the answer, in order to show a flaw in their argument.

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