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tragicomical
trag·i·com·e·dy T0307900 (trăj′ĭ-kŏm′ĭ-dē)n. pl. trag·i·com·e·dies 1. A work of fiction, as a play, film, or novel, combining elements of tragedy and comedy.2. The genre made up of such works.3. An incident or situation having both comic and tragic elements.
[French tragicomédie, from Italian tragicommedia, from Late Latin tragicōmoedia, short for Latin tragicocōmoedia : tragicus, tragic; see tragic + cōmoedia, comedy; see comedy.]
trag′i·com′ic (-kŏm′ĭk), trag′i·com′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.trag′i·com′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  tragicomical - manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redmantragicomicsad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti | | 2. |  tragicomical - having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conradtragicomichumorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
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Synonyms for tragicomicaladj manifesting both tragic and comic aspectsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristicsSynonymsRelated Words |