black comedy

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ˌblack ˈcomedy noun [countable, uncountable]  AMAPa play, story etc that is funny, but also shows the unpleasant side of human life 黑色喜剧

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black comedy• Alternatively the violation can be inverted; like a black comedy, or the assertion of a stark revenge or retribution.• I thought it was a campy black comedy.• This was on-the-edge black comedy that dispelled any vestige of condescension that might have been felt towards the performers.• This haunting black comedy touches and menaces in equal parts.• And then there is black comedy.

ˌblack ˈcomedy nounChineseSyllable  

story but Corpus a shows is play, funny, etc that also

black comedy
ˌblack ˈcomedy noun [uncountable and countable]
a play, story etc that is funny, but also shows the unpleasant side of human life