Farce Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
Britannica Dictionary definition of FARCE
1
a
[count]
:
a funny play or movie about ridiculous situations and events
b
[noncount]
:
the style of humor that occurs in a farce
- an actor with a talent for farce
2
[count]
disapproving
:
something that is so bad that it is seen as ridiculous
- This trial is a farce. [=_travesty_]
- The election turned out to be a complete/utter farce. [=_fiasco_]
— farcical
adjective
[more farcical; most farcical]
- a farcical [=_ludicrous, ridiculous_] situation