farcical

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farcical — adjective

  • farcicalpositive
  • more farcicalcomparative
  • most farcicalsuperlative

1. so ridiculous, badly organized, or unlikely that it seems like something from a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

so ridiculous, badly organized, or unlikely that it seems like something from a comedy play, making people laugh at how absurd the situation is

例句

The meeting was so farcical that three people read the same report aloud by mistake.

so...that construction for extreme absurdity

Esteban called the election results farcical after the voting machines broke twice.

同義詞
  • absurd

    more general; can describe any irrational or illogical thing, not necessarily humorous

  • ridiculous

    stronger negative flavour; something that deserves mockery rather than laughter

  • laughable

    focuses on the reaction of laughter; may downplay the seriousness of the situation

  • preposterous

    even more extreme than farcical; something that defies belief with little humour

反義詞
  • sensible

    showing good judgement, the opposite of foolish

  • logical

    following a clear, reasonable structure

  • dignified

    serious and calm, the opposite of a disorderly scene

用法筆記

Describes situations, events, or systems rather than individual people. A person can act in a farcical way, but the word most commonly applies to the situation itself.

常見錯誤

❌The comedian's jokes were farcical.
✅The play was farcical, with actors running in and out of doors and nobody finding the lost key.
💡Farcical means 'like a farce' (a type of absurd comedy), not simply 'funny'.