tragicomic

• tragicomedic, comitragic

Blend of tragic +‎ comic

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒmɪk, (General American) -ɑmɪk

tragicomic (comparative more tragicomic, superlative most tragicomic)

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.

   Synonyms: comicotragic, comicotragical, jocoserious

   Coordinate term: tragicofarcical

   • 2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden, Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1:

     The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat.

Borrowed from French tragi-comique.

tragicomic m or n (feminine singular tragicomică, masculine plural tragicomici, feminine and neuter plural tragicomice)

1. tragicomic