farce
/fɑːs/noun
उच्चारण फ़ार्स
प्रहसन, हास्य-नाटक
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as one-word substitution
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[C]
a funny play for the theatre based on ridiculous and unlikely situations and events
प्रहसन, हास्य-नाटक
- a farce about a man with two wives
- The college drama society staged a hilarious farce about two thieves and a sleeping policeman.
- The audience laughed non-stop at the college's farce.
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- Our drama club is rehearsing a farce full of mistaken identities.
- The play was a classic farce, with doors banging and people hiding in cupboards.
Synonyms comedy slapstick burlesque satire pantomime
Opposite tragedy
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[C, usually sing.]
a situation or event that is so badly organized or unfair that it becomes ridiculous
मज़ाक, तमाशा, ढोंग
- The election was a farce.
- The meeting turned into a farce when three people claimed the same chair.
- The quiz turned into a farce when the microphone failed twice.
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- Many viewers called the trial a farce.
- The way the tickets were sold was a complete farce.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective farcical means ridiculous.
Adjective farcical का अर्थ हास्यास्पद है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A complete farce, turn into a farce.
Idioms: a complete farce (पूरी तरह हास्यास्पद तमाशा), turn into a farce (किसी गंभीर चीज़ का मज़ाक बन जाना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a funny play based on absurd situations is a farce; a play with a happy ending a comedy; with a sad ending a tragedy; a work that mocks people or ideas a satire; a version that copies a serious work in a funny way a parody.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: बेतुकी स्थितियों पर आधारित हास्य नाटक farce; सुखद अंत वाला comedy; दुखद अंत वाला tragedy; लोगों या विचारों का उपहास करने वाली रचना satire; गंभीर रचना की हास्यपूर्ण नकल parody।