ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tragifarce

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tragifarce is a noun meaning A dramatic work that combines elements of tragedy and farce.

Meaning

A dramatic work that combines elements of tragedy and farce.

Example Sentences

The latter is, according to its director, "a tragic phantasmagoria, a grotesque tragicomedy, or perhaps a lyrical tragifarce," as well as a political allegory, and only has a few moments of percussive pop music (along with quotes from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Shakespeare's 66th sonnet).

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tragedy, dramafest, tragedization, megatragedy, aragoto, macaberesque.

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