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Could you, for once and for all, explain the differences (and possibly similarities) between Irony, Sarcasm and Cynicism?

I have never really understood them, apart from irony, which I think I got covered.
In conversations, when a situation gets told, I can say: “What an irony…, or wait, is it sarcastic, or….? ”
For my benefit, and probably others’ too, could you try to explain, in a grandson tells his granny what brain surgery entails way, what the definition for one of the three or all of them is?
Preferably with an example?!

I put it in Social because I assume there could be funny examples, but serious definitions are welcome.

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