tragicomedy

noun

Definition of tragicomedynext
as in comedy

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Recent Examples of tragicomedy It’s presented as dramatic dialogue, or maybe as absurdist tragicomedy. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Almodóvar’s latest is billed as a tragicomedy, starring Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaragli as writer-directors exploring autofiction. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 May 2026 Diego Luna got his feet wet as a director with the promising 2011 debut, Abel, a slight but disarming tragicomedy that took imaginative shots at Mexican patriarchy and manhood. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragicomedy
  1. comedy
  2. melodrama
  3. tragedy
  4. psychodrama
  5. musical
  6. musical comedy
  7. dramedy
  8. playlet
Noun
  • The apocalyptic horror comedy Zombieland (2009) was a box office hit.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
  • The ceremony was officiated by friend of the couple Adam Sandler, whom Travis Kelce starred alongside in the 2025 comedy Happy Gilmore 2.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Definition of comedy
Noun
  • The plots of Roman romance novels are full of heightened melodrama.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of melodrama
Noun
  • During the June 23 meeting, residents urged city officials to keep funding the team to prevent future tragedies.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Here are the most significant developments since the tragedy occurred.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
Definition of tragedy
Noun
  • Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Part adult-film fever dream, part technicolor psychodrama, these cult favorites have ‘wtf’ written all over them, in the best way possible.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of psychodrama
Noun
  • The studio also confirmed new projects in development, including reimaginings of Tom & Jerry, Thundercats and Meerkats, and Prehistoria, an original musical from Hazbin Hotel creator Vivienne Medrano.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
  • Of course, bringing an original musical to New York is no small feat.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Definition of musical
Noun
  • New Zealand actor and comedian Jemaine Clement is having a moment thanks to recent reunion gigs for Flight of the Conchords, his musical comedy act with Bret McKenzie, and co-starring role in buzzy Disney+ relationship drama Alice & Steve.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Frankie stars in the musical comedy, a parody of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic set to a score of songs by Céline Dion.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of musical comedy
Noun
  • Music, in fact, punctuates the intense dramatic story arcs in Wilde’s third directorial feature, an Edward Albee-like relationship dramedy set around a frisky dinner get-together between two couples in a San Francisco apartment building.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
  • The top honor, the Grande Prix, for best film in Annecy’s Contrechamp sidebar section, went to Blaise, an off-beat dramedy from French directors Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue, a feature length extension of their Arte TV series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Definition of dramedy
Noun
  • The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • The playlets each have from one to three actors in them and are each inspired by, but not about, a different painting.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of playlet

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