Crossword clues for tragicomedy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tragicomedy
noun
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▪ So I watched the tragicomedy unfold before me and believed it.
Wiktionary
tragicomedy
n. A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
WordNet
tragicomedy
n. a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn: seriocomedy]
Wikipedia
Tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can variously describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending.
Usage examples of "tragicomedy".
Wells's stories is, first of all, scientific discovery, and beyond that the petty snobberies and tragicomedies of contemporary English life, especially lower-middle-class life.