BLACK HUMOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

black humor; black humour

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("black humor" is a kind of...):

expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)

Domain category:

drama (the literary genre of works intended for the theater)

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