Irony means to say something while meaning a different, contradictory thing.
aɪ ɹ ə n i WORD_BOUNDARY m iː n z WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY s eɪ WORD_BOUNDARY s ʌ m θ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY w aɪ l WORD_BOUNDARY m iː n ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ f ɹ ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ n t ɹ ə d ɪ k t ə ɹ ɹ i WORD_BOUNDARY θ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY