Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dark humor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
dark- hu-mor
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of comedy that makes fun of human suffering.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dark humour (alternative)

Phrases

black comedy gallows humor

Frequently Paired Words

black comedy comedy gallows humor humor tragicomedy

Synonyms

black humor

Questions

What does dark humor mean?
A form of comedy that makes fun of human suffering.

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