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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? #16914 01/25/2001 3:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I am often confronted with people who do not grasp the ironic nature of an utterance. I have heard the term "irony deafness" used to describe this problem, and while accurate it is certainly unwieldy. How would you say this in a single word using Greek or Latin roots, or does anyone know any other synomyms that are appropriate? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Alex Williams 01/25/2001 3:04 PM Great question! Faldage 01/25/2001 3:26 PM Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/25/2001 4:25 PM Re: Great question! of troy 01/25/2001 4:38 PM Re: Great question! Fiberbabe 01/25/2001 5:02 PM Re: Great question! Alex Williams 01/25/2001 5:06 PM Re: Great question! stales 01/30/2001 7:46 AM Steve Martin Alex Williams 01/30/2001 1:14 PM Re: Steve Martin Max Quordlepleen 01/30/2001 5:45 PM Re: Great question! jmh 01/26/2001 1:26 PM Re: Heads Up! wow 01/26/2001 2:00 PM Re: Heads Up! bikermom 01/30/2001 10:17 PM Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/26/2001 4:02 AM Re: Great question! wsieber 01/26/2001 7:30 AM Re: Great question! FishonaBike 01/26/2001 9:54 PM Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/26/2001 10:09 PM enantiosis Alex Williams 01/28/2001 6:24 PM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? wsieber 01/26/2001 7:42 AM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Capital Kiwi 01/26/2001 11:10 AM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Faldage 01/26/2001 3:00 PM Regarding feigning cavillasurdastery: tsuwm 01/26/2001 3:52 PM Re: /ca VIL ab sur DAS tery/ Faldage 01/26/2001 4:03 PM Re: /ca VIL ab sur DAS tery/ maverick 01/26/2001 7:07 PM Re: code AnnaStrophic 01/26/2001 9:27 PM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? maverick 01/26/2001 3:03 PM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Capital Kiwi 01/29/2001 2:58 AM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Alex Williams 01/29/2001 4:53 PM Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Bingley 01/30/2001 5:22 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,392 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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