farce

US /fɑːrs/
UK /fɑːrs/
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1.

a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations

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The play was a hilarious farce, full of mistaken identities and slapstick humor.
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2.

an absurd event

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The whole trial was a complete farce, with no real justice served.
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The election was a farce, with widespread corruption and voter intimidation.
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