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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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