tragicomic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy

   “a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama”

   drama

2. 2.

   manifesting both tragic and comic aspects

   “the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments”

   Synonymstragicomical

   Similarsad
3. 3.

   having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics

   “her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure”

   Synonymstragicomical

   Similarhumorous

Questions about tragicomic

What does tragicomic mean?

tragicomic means "of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tragicomic?

tragicomic has 4 syllables: trag-i-co-mic. The stress falls on "co". In IPA it is /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/.

What is another word for tragicomic?

Close synonyms include tragicomical, tragicomical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tragicomic a common word?

tragicomic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tragicomic?

1 word rhymes with tragicomic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.