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comic relief

UK/ˈkɒmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/US/ˈkɑmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/

comic relief noun: the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.

Noun

comic relief (uncountable)

  1. The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
    • The sequence where Sam carves off Jorah’s infected tissue in secret, stopping every few moments to shush his patient, is presented as comic relief why? Jorah reels back into a diagonal close-up whimpering like a dog. Yellow pus oozes to get those good gross-out laughs. Is the substance of this...2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

comic relief meaning in Tamil

comic relief in Tamil

சோகம்தணி நகைச்சுவை

Questions about comic relief

What does comic relief mean?
Comic relief means the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
What is comic relief in Tamil?
Comic relief in Tamil is சோகம்தணி நகைச்சுவை. See Comic relief meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is comic relief?
Comic relief is a noun.
How do you pronounce comic relief?
Comic relief is pronounced /ˈkɒmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/ (UK).

Words near comic relief in the dictionary

  1. comic books
  2. comic cut
  3. comic cuts
  4. comic opera
  5. comic operas
  6. comic relief
  7. comic strip
  8. comic strips
  9. comic timing
  10. comic-adjacent
  11. comic-bookish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: comic relief (page history and authors); comic relief (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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