tragicomedy
noun
a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
tragicomic
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a word derived from
tragicomedy.
Example Sentences
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But the tale he tells is tragicomic and never less than fascinating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Yet Harjo wrote Lee as a tragicomic figure perpetually floundering his way through his investigations and his life, taking his share of black eyes and deadly near-misses in the bargain.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
"Penn is a knockout tragicomic villain: it's his best performance in years," he wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at the height of Hollywood’s awards season.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
He has also been known to describe leaving that home in tragicomic terms.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
