[ ˌtradʒɪ'kɒmɪdi ]
■ noun ( plural tragicomedies ) a play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy.
Derivatives
tragicomic adjective
tragicomically adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. tragicomédie or Ital. tragicomedia , based on L. tragicocomoedia , from tragicus (see tragic ) + comoedia (see comedy ).