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tragicomedy

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Definition of tragicomedy

as in comedy

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Recent Examples of tragicomedy Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 12 June 2026 These blunders were a tragicomedy—a circus act entirely devoid of peanuts or joy. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy

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Noun

The best way to get plugged in is by seeing a show in the Aurora Theatre, where the town’s resident theater company puts on everything from Broadway-style musicals to intimate dramas and comedies.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Fox News personality Kat Timpf unveiled a secret to fans at her comedy show over the weekend.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedy

Noun

The series blends traditional melodrama with a Western atmosphere set on ranches and in desert landscapes.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
On paper, The Face of Horror sounds like an engaging melodrama throwback, giving its young talent the unique opportunity to take on classic material in a progressively modern cinematic landscape.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of melodrama

Noun

Inspired in equal parts by Italian giallo horror flicks and American slasher flicks, the behind-the-scenes psychodrama stars Cotillard as a deathly ill scream queen shooting a sci-fi art film in Rome in 1982 who starts to go out of her mind.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of psychodrama

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The Broadway musical recouped its $17 million capitalization in 2024 (and the tour recouped in 2025), and has since grossed more than $175 million.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
This rebellious new musical is about growing up, discovering yourself, and refusing to live by others’ expectations.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical

Noun

The song, featured in the 1934 musical comedy Bright Eyes, describes a journey to a fantasy land made of sweets.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical comedy

Noun

This sweet, tender dramedy isn’t exactly what fans (or foes) of Firstman’s earlier work might expect.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Tender Loving Care, the great British auteur Mike Leigh’s latest and possibly final film — a dramedy about a variety of women who devote their lives to caring for others — is, like many of Leigh’s earlier works, a true ensemble piece.

— Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 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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