comedy of errors

comedies of errors

Definition

Definition of comedy of errors - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

idiomaticseries of funny mistakes or mishaps

The event turned into a comedy of errors.

blunder

fiasco

snafu

theaterhumorous play with a series of misunderstandings

Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' is a classic example of this genre.

farce

slapstick

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Expressions with comedy

comedy gold

something extremely funny or humorous

The comedian's new routine is pure comedy gold.

screwball comedy

film comedy with eccentric characters, slapstick humor, and fast-paced dialogue

Screwball comedy often features witty banter and absurd situations.

musical comedy

genre of entertainment with music and humor

She loves the musical comedy genre for its fun stories.

romantic comedy

film or show combining romance and humor

They watched a romantic comedy and laughed while rooting for the couple..

stand-up comedy

comedy performed on stage by a single comedian

She loves watching stand-up comedy at the local club.

comedy drama

genre mixing humor and serious storytelling

The movie is a perfect comedy drama with laughs and tears.

Examples of comedy of errors in a sentence

The play was a comedy of errors, leaving the audience in stitches.
The play turned into a comedy of errors with all the mistaken identities.
Their attempt to organize the event became a comedy of errors.

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French:comédie d'erreurs, comédie de quiproquos, ...
German:Komödie der Irrtümer, Komödie der Irrungen, ...
Italian:commedia degli errori, commedia degli equivoci, ...
Spanish:comedia de errores, comedia de equivocaciones, ...
Portuguese:comédia de enganos, comédia de erros, ...
Chinese:错误喜剧, 误会喜剧, ...
Japanese:ドタバタ喜劇, 間違いの喜劇, ...
Arabic:مهزلة, كوميديا الأخطاء, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמֶדְיַּת טָעֻיּוֹת, קוֹמֶדְיַת טָעוּיוֹת, ...
Russian:комедия ошибок, комедия недоразумений, ...
Ukrainian:комедія помилок, ...
Hindi:हास्यास्पद गड़बड़ियों का सिलसिला, गलतफहमी की कॉमेडी, ...
Bengali:হাস্যকর ভুলভ্রান্তির ধারাবাহিকতা, ভুলের কমেডি, ...
Catalan:comèdia d'errors, comèdia de malentesos, ...
Czech:fraška, komedie omylů, ...
Danish:farce, misforståelsens komedie, ...
Dutch:komedie van fouten, klucht van vergissingen, ...
Greek:κωμωδία λαθών, κωμωδία των σφαλμάτων, ...
Hungarian:hibák vígjátéka, félreértések vígjátéka, ...
Khmer:ហេតុការណ៍ដែលមានកំហុស និងរឿងខុសឆ្គងគួរឲ្យអស់សំណើចជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, រឿងល្ខោនកំប្លែងដែលពោរពេញដោយការយល់ច្រឡំជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:실수 연발, 실수의 연속, ...
Persian:رشته‌ای از اشتباهات خنده‌دار, کمدی اشتباهات, ...
Polish:komedia pomyłek, ...
Portuguese (BR):comédia de erros, comédia de enganos, ...
Romanian:comedie a erorilor, comedie a neînțelegerilor, ...
Swedish:förvecklingskomedi, ...
Thai:ชุดความผิดพลาดชวนขำ, ละครตลกที่มีความเข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:hatalar komedisi, yanlış anlamalarla dolu komedi, ...
Vietnamese:chuỗi sai lầm hài hước, vở hài kịch với nhiều hiểu lầm, ...

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