farce

CEFRC1

/fɑːs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A funny play or situation using ridiculous events.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

Examples

  • Elon Musk has proven capitalism to be a farce.

  • Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.

  2. A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

  3. A ridiculous or empty show.

More examples

In context

  • The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.

  • The first month of labor negotiations was a farce.

  • This is a farce.

Quick test

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The so-called trial was a complete blank that mocked the entire legal system.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French farce (“farce (style of humor); stuffing”) (in the latter sense, via Middle English fars, farsse), from Old French farse, from Medieval Latin farsa, from the feminine perfect passive participle of Latin farciō (“to stuff”). The theatre sense alludes to the pleasant and varied character of certain stuffed food items. Doublet of farse.