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black humor

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  • noun uncountable A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or volatile, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect

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synonyms (29)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Atticism
  2. agile wit
  3. black comedy
  4. burlesque
  5. caricature
  6. comedy
  7. dry wit
  8. esprit
  9. farce
  10. humor
  11. irony
  12. lampoon
  13. nimble wit
  14. parody
  15. pleasantry
  16. pretty wit
  17. quick wit
  18. ready wit
  19. salt
  20. sarcasm
  21. satire
  22. savor of wit
  23. slapstick
  24. slapstick humor
  25. squib
  26. subtle wit
  27. travesty
  28. visual humor
  29. wit

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. expressive style
  2. style

cross-references (4)

Cross-references

  1. comedy
  2. gallows humor
  3. humor
  4. tragicomedy

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