Tragicomic

Pronunciation: /ˌtrædʒɪˈkɑːmɪk/

Tragicomic (adj)

  1. Showing both sadness and humour, often in a way that makes the situation feel strange or hard to take seriously.
  2. 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.