tragicomedy

English Thesaurus

1. a comedy with serious elements or overtones (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	comedy,
definition	:	light and humorous drama with a happy ending (noun.communication)

2. a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	tragedy,
definition	:	drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity (noun.communication)

3. a comedy with serious elements or overtones (noun.communication)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	manifesting both tragic and comic aspects (adj.all)

4. a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating (noun.communication)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	manifesting both tragic and comic aspects (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy (adj.pert)

5. a comedy with serious elements or overtones (noun.communication)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	manifesting both tragic and comic aspects (adj.all)

6. a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating (noun.communication)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic, tragicomical,
definition	:	manifesting both tragic and comic aspects (adj.all)

derivation	:	tragicomic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy (adj.pert)