irony

noun

iro·​ny ˈī-rə-nē  

also

 ˈī(-ə)r-nē 

pluralironies

Synonyms of irony

1

a

: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning

b

: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony

c

: an ironic expression or utterance

2

a(1)

: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result

(2)

: an event or result marked by such incongruity

b

: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

 called also dramatic irony

3

: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning

 called also Socratic irony

I find it ironic that no one understands Jesus, even though he's the only one who's truly understandable.