farce

[ fahrs ]

/ fɑrs /

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noun

a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.

humor of the type displayed in such works.

foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.

Cooking. forcemeat.

verb (used with object), farced, farc·ing.

to season (a speech or composition), especially with witty material.

Obsolete. to stuff; cram.

Origin of farce

1300–50; (noun) Middle English fars stuffing <Middle French farce<Vulgar Latin *farsa, noun use of feminine of Latin farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, past participle of farcīre to stuff; (v.) Middle English farsen<Old French farcir<Latin farcīre

SYNONYMS FOR farce

3 burlesque, travesty.

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OTHER WORDS FROM farce

un·farced, adjective

Words nearby farce

far and wide, faraway, far be it from one to, Farber's disease, FARC, farce, farcemeat, farceur, farceuse, farci, farcical

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Example sentences from the Web for farce

History repeats itself,” Marx famously wrote, “first as tragedy, second as farce.
They’ve Always Been Watching You|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Marx said, history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.
The New Auteur of Iran: Asghar Farhadi Reinvents Domestic Drama With ‘The Past’|Jimmy So|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As The Sting Man shows, Abscam was becoming so outrageous that it was turning into an American Farce.
The Real Story and Lesson of the Abscam Sting in ‘American Hustle’|Jimmy So|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those remarks turned a political case into a farce that involved corruption and sexual trysts.
The End of Bo|Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I have said from day one that this round of peace negotiations is a farce and this week is proof that they absolutely are.
As Peace Talks Progress, Palestinian Authority’s Popularity Plummets|Maysoon Zayid|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But, to turn what was grave into farce, the door opened, and Wilkinson ushered in Peter Peebles.
Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott
It is maintained to something between the level of comedy and farce: nor is there the least exaggeration.
Bardell v. Pickwick|Percy Fitzgerald
I promised to do this on my word, and nine o'clock on the next evening was fixed for his reading the farce to me.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two|Harriette Wilson
It is a mixture of tragedy and farce: the former occasionally good, the latter poor buffoonery.
Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853|Various
The illusions of a weak old man, or a farce played by a girl.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer

British Dictionary definitions for farce

farce

/ (fɑːs) /

noun

a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations

the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind

a ludicrous situation or action

Also: farcemeat another name for forcemeat

verb (tr) obsolete

to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes

to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat

Word Origin for farce

C14 (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	farce
释义	farce [ fahrs ] / fɑrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR farce ON THESAURUS.COM noun a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character. humor of the type displayed in such works. foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham. Cooking. forcemeat. verb (used with object), farced, farc·ing. to season (a speech or composition), especially with witty material. Obsolete. to stuff; cram. Origin of farce 1300–50; (noun) Middle English fars stuffing <Middle French farce<Vulgar Latin *farsa, noun use of feminine of Latin farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, past participle of farcīre to stuff; (v.) Middle English farsen<Old French farcir<Latin farcīre SYNONYMS FOR farce 3 burlesque, travesty. SEE SYNONYMS FOR farce ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM farce un·farced, adjective Words nearby farce far and wide, faraway, far be it from one to, Farber's disease, FARC, farce, farcemeat, farceur, farceuse, farci, farcical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for farce History repeats itself,” Marx famously wrote, “first as tragedy, second as farce. They’ve Always Been Watching You\|Nick Gillespie\|January 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As Marx said, history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. The New Auteur of Iran: Asghar Farhadi Reinvents Domestic Drama With ‘The Past’\|Jimmy So\|December 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As The Sting Man shows, Abscam was becoming so outrageous that it was turning into an American Farce. The Real Story and Lesson of the Abscam Sting in ‘American Hustle’\|Jimmy So\|December 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Those remarks turned a political case into a farce that involved corruption and sexual trysts. The End of Bo\|Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho\|September 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I have said from day one that this round of peace negotiations is a farce and this week is proof that they absolutely are. As Peace Talks Progress, Palestinian Authority’s Popularity Plummets\|Maysoon Zayid\|August 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But, to turn what was grave into farce, the door opened, and Wilkinson ushered in Peter Peebles. Red Gauntlet\|Sir Walter Scott It is maintained to something between the level of comedy and farce: nor is there the least exaggeration. Bardell v. Pickwick\|Percy Fitzgerald I promised to do this on my word, and nine o'clock on the next evening was fixed for his reading the farce to me. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two\|Harriette Wilson It is a mixture of tragedy and farce: the former occasionally good, the latter poor buffoonery. Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853\|Various The illusions of a weak old man, or a farce played by a girl. A Noble Name\|Claire Von Glmer British Dictionary definitions for farce farce / (fɑːs) / noun a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind a ludicrous situation or action Also: farcemeat another name for forcemeat verb (tr) obsolete to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat Word Origin for farce C14 (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to farce comedy, mockery, joke, skit, burlesque, caricature, sham, travesty, slapstick, absurdity, parody, play, horseplay, camp, interlude, ridiculousness, mock, buffoonery, high camp, low camp
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farce

noun

verb (used with object), farced, farc·ing.

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noun

verb (tr) obsolete

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