tragicomedy
noun
a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
tragicomedies
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pluralof tragicomedy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With their sly humor, the works, in the end, are tragicomedies.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
The snobby film historian in me wanted to correct her, to find all of those instances of tragicomedies that anticipated Brooks’ film.
From Slate ● May 4, 2021
Nguyen cites Shakespearean tragicomedies and Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels as inspirations for “The Sympathizer” and “The Committed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2021
His biting tragicomedies about romance, racism, workaday angst and trying to feel at home in the world keep coming back — as they should.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2019
In fact, Dryden was still writing and pleasing audiences with tragicomedies that contained the ingredients of the old heroic tragedy.
From The Female Wits by Anonymous
