NOUN | communication | tragicomedy | a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating |
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communication | tragicomedy, seriocomedy | a comedy with serious elements or overtones |
Meaning | A dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating. | |
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Broader | tragedy | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance |
Spanish | tragicomedia | |
Catalan | tragicomèdia | |
Adjectives | tragicomic | of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy |
tragicomical | having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics / characteristics | |
tragicomical | manifesting both tragic and comic aspects |
Meaning | A comedy with serious elements or overtones. | |
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Synonym | seriocomedy | |
Broader | comedy | light and humorous drama with a happy ending |
Spanish | seriocomedy, tragicomedia | |
Catalan | seriocomedy, tragicomèdia | |
Adjectives | tragicomical | having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics / characteristics |
tragicomical | manifesting both tragic and comic aspects |
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