tragicomedyPronunciation: /ˌtradʒɪˈkɒmɪdi/Translate tragicomedy | into Spanish Definition of tragicomedy noun (plural tragicomedies) a play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy. [mass noun] tragicomedies as a genre. Derivatives tragicomic adjective tragicomically adverb Origin: late 16th century: from French tragicomédie or Italian tragicomedia, based on Latin tragicocomoedia, from tragicus (see tragic) + comoedia (see comedy)tragicomedy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tragicomedy in the US English dictionary
