farce
noun [C] (SITUATION) /fɑːs/
/fɑːrs/ disapprovingDefinition
› a situation that is very badly organized or unfair: No one had prepared anything so the meeting was a bit of a farce.Situations and circumstances farcical /ˈfɑː.sɪ.kəl/
/ˈfɑːr-/ adjective disapproving › The whole situation has become farcical.Stupid and sillyOf unsound mind farcically /ˈfɑː.sɪ.kəl.i/
/ˈfɑːr-/ adverb disapproving
/ˈfɑːr-/ adjective disapproving › The whole situation has become farcical.Stupid and sillyOf unsound mind farcically /ˈfɑː.sɪ.kəl.i/
/ˈfɑːr-/ adverb disapproving (Definition of farce noun (SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- picture noun (IDEA)
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