tragicomic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy
    • a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama
  2. adjective satellite manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
    tragicomical.
    • the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
  3. adjective satellite having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
    tragicomical.
    • her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad

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