Meaning & use
farce
A comedic play full of absurd situations and exaggerated characters, or any ridiculous, disorderly situation.
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The theater staged a hilarious farce about mistaken identities at a country hotel.
The trial turned into a farce when three witnesses gave contradictory testimony.
A note on using this word
Beyond theater, 'farce' commonly describes any absurd, poorly run event, as in 'the meeting was a complete farce'.
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