noun
farce
fahs
noun
1
A comedy built on exaggerated, improbable situations.
"The play is a farce about mistaken identities at a wedding."
2
A situation so ridiculous or mismanaged it becomes absurd.
"The trial descended into a farce after the key witness vanished."
How to Use Farce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a silly, exaggerated comedy, or a real situation so badly handled it becomes absurd.
Common pairings
a complete farce
descend into farce
Word Forms
farces plural
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Etymology
From Old French farse, "stuffing," from Latin farcire, "to stuff" — the comic-theatre sense grew from the idea of stuffing a play with jokes and business, the same way you'd stuff a dish.