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tragicomic

Pronunciation:  `traji'kâmik

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad
  2. [adj]  manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
  3. [adj]  (drama) of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy; "a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"
 
 Synonyms: humorous, humourous, sad, tragicomical
 

 

 

 

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