tragicomedy
noun pl. tragicomedies
- a play or other literary work combining tragic and comic elements
- a situation or incident in life like this
See tragicomedy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trăjˌĭ-kŏmˈĭ-dē)
noun pl. trag·i·com·e·dies - A drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy.
- The genre made up of such works.
- An incident or situation having both comic and tragic elements.
Related Forms:
- tragˌi·comˈic (-kŏmˈĭk), tragˌi·comˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
- tragˌi·comˈi·cal·ly adverb
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