tragicomedy
noun
tragi·com·e·dy
ˌtra-ji-ˈkä-mə-dē 
: a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements
Examples of tragicomedy in a Sentence
The play is a tragicomedy about a man's search for love.
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The citizen in you laughs heartily as this film, a tragicomedy, skewers the hypocrisies and ironies of the repressed West.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
This was the run that was supposed to make up for that tragicomedy of errors.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The longtime friends put their chemistry to good use in the latest revival of Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.
—Diana Arterian
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
This was the run that was supposed to make up for that tragicomedy of errors.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The longtime friends put their chemistry to good use in the latest revival of Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.
—Diana Arterian
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy
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“Tragicomedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomedy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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