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Socratic irony

[ suh-krat-ik ahy-ruh-nee, ahyer-, soh- ]

noun

  1. pretended ignorance in discussion.


Socratic irony

noun

  1. philosophy a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his own ignorance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Socratic irony1

First recorded in 1870–75

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