- 1a play or movie that is both funny and sad; plays or movies of this type
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- 2an event or a situation that is both funny and sad
tragicomedy
nounNAmE//ˌtrædʒɪˈkɑmədi//
[countable, uncountable] (pl. tragicomedies)NAmE//ˌtrædʒɪˈkɑmɪk//
adjectiveSee tragicomedy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: tragicomedy