tragicomedy
noun/ˌtrædʒiˈkɒmədi/
/ˌtrædʒiˈkɑːmədi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural tragicomedies)
- a play that is both funny and sad; plays of this typeTopics Film and theatrec2
- an event or a situation that is both funny and sad
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French tragicomédie or Italian tragicomedia, based on Latin tragicocomoedia, from tragicus (see tragic) + comoedia (see comedy).
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