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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesダークコメディ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dāku komedi
"ダークコメディは深刻なテーマをユーモアで扱います。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A genre of comedy that finds humor in subjects that are typically considered serious, taboo, or distressing.
"The film's dark comedy elements made the audience laugh while addressing serious social issues." - 2
A style of humor that juxtaposes the grim or macabre with the absurd.
"The play's dark comedy left viewers both laughing and uncomfortable."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dark comedy' combines 'dark', deriving from Old English 'deorc', meaning 'without light', and 'comedy', from the Greek 'komoidia', referring to a humorous play. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe a genre that finds humor in morbid or taboo subjects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dark Comedy" is said worldwide
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comédie noire
Transliteration: komedi nwaʁ
"La comédie noire aborde des sujets graves avec humour."
schwarze Komödie
Transliteration: ʃvaʁt͡sə kɔmødi̯ə
"Die schwarze Komödie behandelt ernste Themen auf humorvolle Weise."
commedia nera
Transliteration: komˈmɛd.dja ˈnɛ.ra
"La commedia nera esplora argomenti seri con umorismo."
comedia negra
Transliteration: koˈmeðja ˈneɣɾa
"La comedia negra aborda temas serios de manera humorística."
comédia negra
Transliteration: koˈmɛdʒiɐ ˈnɛɡɾɐ
"A comédia negra trata de assuntos sérios com humor."
डार्क कॉमेडी
Transliteration: ḍārk kōmeḍī
"डार्क कॉमेडी गंभीर विषयों को हास्य में बदल देती है।"
黑色喜剧
Transliteration: hēisè xǐjù
"黑色喜剧通过幽默处理严肃主题。"
다크 코미디
Transliteration: dakeu komidi
"다크 코미디는 심각한 주제를 유머로 다룹니다."
ダークコメディ
Transliteration: dāku komedi
"ダークコメディは深刻なテーマをユーモアで扱います。"
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