tragifarce

9.9

A play or film that makes people laugh and feel sad at the same time

noun
/ˈtrædʒɪˌfɑrs/

Literature

: tragifarce

The director's latest film is a bold tragifarce that keeps audiences laughing and cringing in equal measure.

Examples

The play received praise for pushing the boundaries of tragifarce, mixing slapstick comedy with deep personal loss.
Many critics described the absurd political standoff as a real-life tragifarce.
What a brilliant tragifarce!
This is a fascinating tragifarce.
The director's latest film is a bold tragifarce that keeps audiences laughing and cringing in equal measure.
Many critics described the absurd political standoff as a real-life tragifarce.
The play received praise for pushing the boundaries of tragifarce, mixing slapstick comedy with deep personal loss.

Synonyms

tragicomedy

vstragifarce

Literature

1 8.0

A play or book that mixes sad and funny parts

is more extreme and uses farce rather than ordinary comedy

How Tragic

tragedy

Literature

23 3.4

tragifarce

Literature

9.9

tragicomedy

Literature

1 8.0

farce

59 5.3

Surface Forms

tragifarce singular

tragifarces plural

Morphology

tragifarce = tragic + farce (transparent) = tragi + farce

The meaning is directly composed from 'tragic' + 'farce' (a blend of tragic and farcical elements), which is inferable by learners who know both components.

Etymology

Tragifarce is a modern blend of tragi- (from tragedy, a 'sad or serious story') and farce (a 'very silly comedy'). So a tragifarce is a play or film that mixes deep loss with loud silliness, making you both cry and laugh.