COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE


Meaning of COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE in English

ˌComedy of ˈErrors, The BrE AmE

a humorous play by William Shakespeare about two sets of ↑ identical twin s . There are many confusing and amusing situations because characters think that one twin is the other. The phrase ‘a comedy of errors’ is often used to describe a situation that is so full of mistakes and problems that it seems funny.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.