comedy of errors
comedy of errors · comedies of errors
Verwechslungskomödie
A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etcA comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.
UK/ˌkɒmɪdi əv ˈɛɹəz/US/ˌkɑmədi əv ˈɛɹəɹz/
Meaning
2 senses(also)A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.
Verwechslungskomödie
(broadly, idiomatic)A series of amusing or farcical events involving awkward missteps or other mistakes.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.:
Origin
From comedy + of + errors, probably coined by the English playwright William Shakespeare (From comedy + of + errors, probably coined by the English playwright William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) as the title of the play The Comedy of Errors (written c. 1594; published 1623), about two sets of identical twins separated at birth who are involved in a series of mistaken identities.
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Forms
plural: comedies of errors| Singular | comedy of errors |
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