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Farce

noun/fˈɑːɹs/

Definition

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɑːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɑːs/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɑːɹs/.

Examples

Have you stuffed the turkey yet?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

farce comedy travesty forcemeat stuff

Parts of Speech

noun	a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
noun	mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
verb	fill with a stuffing while cooking “Have you stuffed the turkey yet?”

Word Forms

farcical	adjective	broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
travesty	verb	make a travesty of
farce	verb	fill with a stuffing while cooking
farce	noun	mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
stuffing	noun	a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

farsa

🇮🇹Italian

farsa

🇵🇹Portuguese

farsa

🇷🇺Russian

фарс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वांग

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রহসন

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலிக்கூத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రహసనం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रहसन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રહસન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಹಸನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഹസനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طنز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闹剧

🇯🇵Japanese

茶番

🇰🇷Korean

소극

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò hề

🇹🇭Thai

เรื่องตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lelucon

🇵🇭Filipino

komedya

🇲🇾Malay

sandiwara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهزلة

🇮🇷Persian

مسخره

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהֲתַלַה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'farce'?

The primary meaning of 'farce' is 'a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'farce' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'farce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'farce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'farce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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