tragicomedy

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tra·gi·com·e·dy /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmədi $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural tragicomedies) [countable, uncountable]  APTALa play or a story that is both sad and funny 悲喜剧 —tragicomic /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmɪk◂ $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective

Examples from the Corpus

tragicomedy• So I watched the tragicomedy unfold before me and believed it.

tra·gi·com·e·dy nounChineseSyllable  

play or story Corpus is sad a a that both

tragicomedy
tra‧gi‧com‧e‧dy /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmədi, ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmɪdi $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural tragicomedies) [uncountable and countable]
a play or a story that is both sad and funny
—tragicomic /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmɪk◂ $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective

tragi·com·edyBrE /ˌtrædʒiˈkɒmədi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtrædʒiˈkɑːmədi/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (

plural

tragi·com·edies) a play that is both funny and sad; plays of this type 悲喜剧；悲喜剧作品an event or a situation that is both funny and sad 悲喜交加的事情（或局面）▸ tragi·com·ic BrE /ˌtrædʒiˈkɒmɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtrædʒiˈkɑːmɪk/ 🔊 adjective