Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending.

Is tragicomic a word?

Something that is tragicomic is both sad and amusing at the same time.

What is meant by tragicomic?

1 : of, relating to, or resembling tragicomedy. 2 : manifesting both tragic and comic aspects.