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tragicomedy

noun
🔊/ˌtrædʒiˈkɒmədi/
🔊/ˌtrædʒiˈkɑːmədi/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural tragicomedies)
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  1. a play that is both funny and sad; plays of this type悲喜剧；悲喜剧作品Topics Film and theatrec2
  2. an event or a situation that is both funny and sad悲喜交加的事情（或局面）
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French tragicomédie or Italian tragicomedia, based on Latin tragicocomoedia, from tragicus (see tragic) + comoedia (see comedy).