tragicomedy

 
Pronunciation: /ˌtradʒɪˈkɒmɪdi/

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)