Tragicomic
Pronunciation: /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɑːmɪk/
Tragicomic (adj)
- Showing both sadness and humour, often in a way that makes the situation feel strange or hard to take seriously.
- Combining serious events with comic elements so that the audience feels both sympathy and amusement.
Tragicomic (adjective)
Examples
- The story feels tragicomic, because it makes me laugh and ache.
- Her smile was tragicomic, mixing tears with jokes.