comedy of errorsnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒm.ə.di əv ˈer.əz//ˌkɑː.mə.di əv ˈer.ɚz/specialized literature a humorous play that involves people being mistaken for other people
a situation in which many mistakes are made:
He said that attempts to deal with the oil spill had been a comedy of errors.