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Is there a word for things that are both hilarious and tragic? I laughed out loud multiple times. Kudos to the author for making such a depressing topic so hyst
by richieartoul 2y ago
Is there a word for things that are both hilarious and tragic? I laughed out loud multiple times. Kudos to the author for making such a depressing topic so hysterical.
- codetrotter 2y ago> Is there a word for things that are both hilarious and tragic? Yes, tragicomic. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomic https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomic
- nier 2y agoThere’s a song for that, too. Tragic Comic by Extreme. https://youtu.be/_44jokODfzM https://youtu.be/_44jokODfzM
- petepete 2y agoI've never heard that word, perhaps it's more of an American expression? In the UK we'd probably say bittersweet.
- Tommix11 2y agoTragicomic is used often in Swedish (Tragikomiskt). There is a nuance difference between tragicomic and bittersweet. Bittersweet is when you daughter moves out to her own place,it's sad that your kid grew up but also great, it's bittersweet but not tragicomic. Tragicomic is when something is so screwed up that the only thing you can do is laugh at it.
- aragonite 2y agoRight. Bittersweet is about something that affects you personally, some experience that blends joy and sadness. Tragicomic is about some external going-on that you observe and react to like an audience member. There's also the laugh-cry emoji, which can be used for both situations, I think.
- tuukkah 2y agoThere is no laughing and crying emoji: there are two emojis about laughing so hard that tears come out of your eyes (no sadness implied). For bittersweet, there's one about smiling with a tear. For tragicomic, I don't know. It's not a feeling. Maybe the upside-down smiley or the smile with sweatdrop?
- xandrius 2y agoExactly this, well put.
- Biganon 2y agoIt's used a lot in French
- beretguy 2y ago> tragicomic - of, relating to, or resembling tragicomedy —— I hate it when i see such useless explanations
- codetrotter 2y agoI’m referring to the second definition > manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
- beretguy 2y agoYes, i understand, just pointing out how useless the first one is.
- crashmat 2y agoI think it's so they can have one main definition for each base word and then derivatives just link to that
- __s 2y agomight not be exactly what you're thinking, but schadenfreude
- globalnode 2y agoits funny how at the highest levels and in assorted ways the world is completely bonkers.
- rurban 2y agoI thought only of hilarious when I read it. Not so much tragic.