Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tragicomic

/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: tragi-com-ic
IPA: /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.

Example Sentences

"The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat."

Etymology

Blend of tragic + comic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/
British English: /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/

Inflected Forms

more tragicomic (comparative) most tragicomic (superlative) tragicomedic (alternative) comitragic (alternative)

Derived Forms

tragicomically

Frequently Paired Words

tragicofarcical

Synonyms

comicotragic comicotragical jocoserious tragicomical

Rhymes With

economic non-economic islamic comic atomic socioeconomic macroeconomic balsamic ergonomic autonomic subatomic anatomic

Questions

How do you pronounce tragicomic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/.
What does tragicomic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
Where does tragicomic come from?: Blend of tragic + comic.

How to pronounce tragicomic

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