farce

🇺🇸 /fɑːrs/ 🇬🇧 /fɑːs/
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noun
R

A play or piece of writing that is meant to be funny because it involves ridiculous situations and characters.

The whole situation turned into a farce when they all started pretending to be spies.

R

A situation that is so badly done or unfair that it seems ridiculous.

The whole election process was a farce, with no real choice for the voters.

translation

n. A play or piece of writing that is meant to be funny because it involves ridiculous situations and characters.; A situation that is so badly done or unfair that it seems ridiculous.

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Plural farces