tragi-comedy Meaning, Definition & Usage

Trag`i-com"e*dy noun

Etymology

Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.

Definitions

1. 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.