tragicomic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Blend of tragic + comic.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat.
2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden, Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tragicomedic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more tragicomic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| comitragic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most tragicomic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Synonyms
jocoserious · comicotragic · comicotragical
Translations (21)
es tragicómico (related to tragicomedy) · de tragikomisch (related to tragicomedy) · pl tragikomiczny (related to tragicomedy) · et halenaljakas (related to tragicomedy) · nn tragikomisk (related to tragicomedy) · nb tragikomisk (related to tragicomedy) · sv sorglustig (related to tragicomedy) · fi surkuhupaisa (related to tragicomedy) · sv tragikomisk (related to tragicomedy) · gl traxicómico (related to tragicomedy) · nl tragikomisch (related to tragicomedy) · ru трагикоми́ческий (related to tragicomedy) · et kurbnaljakas (related to tragicomedy) · ru трагикоми́чный (related to tragicomedy) · fr tragicomique (related to tragicomedy) · uk трагікомі́чний (related to tragicomedy) · da tragikomisk (related to tragicomedy) · it tragicomico (related to tragicomedy) · hy ողբերգակատակերգական (related to tragicomedy) · ca tragicòmic (related to tragicomedy) · pt tragicômico (related to tragicomedy)