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tragicomedy

noun

Definition of tragicomedy

as in comedy

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Recent Examples of tragicomedy New art forms also emerged, such as the tragicomedy—a play or novel consisting of both comedic and tragic elements. — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Diego Luna got his feet wet as a director with the promising 2011 debut, Abel, a slight but disarming tragicomedy that took imaginative shots at Mexican patriarchy and manhood. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Almodóvar’s latest is billed as a tragicomedy, starring Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaragli as writer-directors exploring autofiction. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 May 2026 It’s presented as dramatic dialogue, or maybe as absurdist tragicomedy. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy

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Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The Hawk, the Will Ferrell golf comedy, only got a couple of days on top of Netflix’s top 10 list.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of comedy

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The week of melodrama followed a familiar pattern for Zelensky – reminiscent of a crisis a year ago over the fate of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
But even within the movie’s powerful melodrama sits a secondary tale of fascistic process, one that speaks truth to power through implication and whisper.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of melodrama

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The Pan American Health Organization has also warned of a prolonged health crisis following the tragedy related to mental health, infectious diseases and poor sanitation.

— Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human–the BATMAN.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of tragedy

Noun

Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Part adult-film fever dream, part technicolor psychodrama, these cult favorites have ‘wtf’ written all over them, in the best way possible.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026

Definition of psychodrama

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This placed it more in the category of a new musical, which also meant needing to educate Broadway audiences about the subculture.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
The beloved Disney musical follows mysterious nanny Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews), who arrives at the Banks family’s London home to care for siblings Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber).

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of musical

Noun

The claim and counterclaim are among serious allegations – including of smear campaigns and embezzlement – aired in multiple court cases now swirling around the production of the Australian musical comedy.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
When not excavating and eating Rosenthal’s bread and cheese, the men rehearse for a musical comedy performance featuring a chorus line of men in drag.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of musical comedy

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Hailing from 20th Television, with Robbins as writer and executive producer, Chicks is a family dramedy set in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Birney’s stage career in New York began in the 1970s, but his breakout film was Arthur Penn’s 1981 dramedy Four Friends.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of dramedy

Noun

In her performance of Francis Poulenc’s operatic monodrama La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice), Hannigan turned that problem — and many more — into an advantage with a couple of technological aids.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
At the end of mountain stages, a delicious monodrama always unfolds.

— Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023

Definition of monodrama

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