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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hēisè yōumò
"这部电影充满了讽刺意味的黑色幽默。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Humor that treats serious, frightening, or disastrous situations in a light, sarcastic, or satirical manner.
"Surgeons often rely on gallows-humor to cope with the immense stress of high-risk operations." - 2
Grim or cynical jokes made by people facing tragic or hopeless circumstances.
"The stranded hikers shared bursts of gallows-humor as they waited through the freezing night."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'gallows', referring to a wooden structure used for hanging criminals, combined with 'humor'. The term originates from the 19th century, reflecting the grim jokes made by condemned prisoners facing imminent execution on the gallows, later expanding to describe any humorous treatment of grim, desperate, or catastrophic situations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gallows-humor" is said worldwide
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humour noir
Transliteration: y-muʁ nwaʁ
"Il utilise souvent un humour noir pour désamorcer les situations tendues."
Galgenhumor
Transliteration: ˈɡalɡn̩huˌmoːɐ̯
"Trotz der Krise bewahrten sie sich ihren Galgenhumor."
umorismo nero
Transliteration: u.moˈriz.mo ˈnɛ.ro
"Il suo umorismo nero non è adatto a tutti."
humor negro
Transliteration: uˈmoɾ ˈneɣɾo
"Los bomberos a menudo recurren al humor negro para sobrellevar la tragedia."
humor negro
Transliteration: uˈmoʁ ˈneɡɾu
"O comediante usou humor negro para falar sobre temas difíceis."
काला हास्य
Transliteration: kaala haasya
"मुश्किल समय में उसने काला हास्य का सहारा लिया।"
黑色幽默
Transliteration: hēisè yōumò
"这部电影充满了讽刺意味的黑色幽默。"
블랙 유머
Transliteration: beullaek yumeo
"그들은 절망적인 상황 속에서도 블랙 유머를 잃지 않았다."
不謹慎なユーモア
Transliteration: fukinshena yūmoa
"医療現場では緊迫感を和らげるために黒いユーモアが使われることがある。"
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