TRAGICOMEDY
seriocomedy, tragicomedy
(noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones
tragicomedy
(noun) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tragicomedy (countable and uncountable, plural tragicomedies)
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
(countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Source: Wiktionary
Trag`i-com"e*dy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.]
Definition: A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy. The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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