tragicomedy
noun
tragiĀ·comĀ·eĀ·dy
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Definition of tragicomedy
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Commissioned by Chicago's Writers Theater, this revamped tragicomedy enjoyed a successful world premiere last year before arriving in Los Angeles with director Marti Lyons and a new cast and creative department. — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Witch': Theater Review," 30 Aug. 2019 The Porters of Hellsgate present this tragicomedy cowritten by Shakespeare and John Fletcher and set in ancient Greece. — Matt Cooper, latimes.com, "SoCal theater listings, July 7-14: āThe Play That Goes Wrong,ā āThe Skin of Our Teethā and more," 5 July 2019 Jim Jarmuschās The Dead Donāt Die is a gently scathing tragicomedy, set in small-town America. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "The Dead Donāt Die," 14 June 2019 Applegate, in particular, shines in the tragicomedy about two women who meet in a grief support group and become irrevocably tangled in each other's lives. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "The 10 best TV shows of 2019 (so far), from 'Shrill' to 'Chernobyl'," 12 June 2019 The Oulipo also comprises a number of subordinate units devoted to other pursuits: Oumupo for music, Oupeinpo for painting, Ougrapo for graphic design, Oupopo for crime fiction, Outrapo for (staged) tragicomedy, and Oubapo for comics. — Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, "A Crew of Variegated Weirdos," 10 Jan. 2019 There are three things fashion people love: eccentrics, glamour, and tragicomedy ā that perverse play of humor and sadness so loved in the British (and camp) comedy cannon that we Americans can't get enough of. — refinery29.com, "Why Fashion People Love Cult Film Grey Gardens," 3 July 2018 For Rayside, the tragicomedy has remained a popular story precisely because of its unbelievable elements. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of āA Very English Scandalā and the Trials of a Closeted Gay Politician," 27 June 2018 Below and beyond the tragicomedy, in this translation from the Spanish by Edith Grossman, Vargas Llosa is pressing a familiar point. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "A Pulpy New Novel and Juiceless Old Essays From Mario Vargas Llosa," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tragicomedy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tragicomedy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tragicomedy
: a play, movie, situation, etc., that is both sad and funny
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