tragicomedy
tragi·com·e·dy
noun \ˌtra-ji-ˈkä-mə-dē\Definition of TRAGICOMEDY
: a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements
See Examples of TRAGICOMEDY
- The play is a tragicomedy about a man's search for love.
Origin of TRAGICOMEDY
Middle French tragicomedie, from Old Italian tragicomedia, from Old Spanish, from Latin tragicomoedia, from tragicus + comoedia comedy
First Known Use: circa 1580
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