tragicomical
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments
Related & opposite
- seriocomedy derivation
- tragicomedy derivation
- sad similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure
Related & opposite
- seriocomedy derivation
- tragicomedy derivation
- humorous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | seriocomedy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tragicomedy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sad |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | seriocomedy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tragicomedy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | humorous |