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View synonyms for Socratic irony
Socratic irony
[ suh-krat-ik ahy-ruh-nee, ahyer-, soh- ]
noun
- pretended ignorance in discussion.
Socratic irony
noun
- philosophy a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his own ignorance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Socratic irony1
First recorded in 1870–75
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