Phrase guide

situation comedy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, comedy, entertainment, lifestyle, media, television

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sitcom

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: comedy

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noun

Meaning 2

a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sitcom

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: television program, TV program, television show, TV show

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noun

Meaning 3

a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sitcom

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: comedy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 情景喜劇 /情景喜剧 (qíngjǐng xǐjù) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 處境喜劇 /处境喜剧 (chǔjìng xǐjù) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Danish: situationskomedie — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Dutch: situatie komedie — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Finnish: tilannekomedia — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • French: comédie de situation — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • French: comique de situation — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Galician: comedia de situación — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Georgian: სიტუაციური კომედია (siṭuaciuri ḳomedia) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • German: Situationskomik — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Greek: κωμωδία κατάστασης (komodía katástasis) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Hungarian: szituációs komédia — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Indonesian: komedi situasi — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Italian: commedia di situazione — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Japanese: シチュエーションコメディ (shichuēshon komedī) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Japanese: ホームコメディ (hōmu komedi) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Korean: 시추에이션 코미디 (sichueisyeon komidi) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Latin: comoedia situationis — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Malay: komedi keadaan — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Malay: komedi situasi — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Malay: komedi suasana — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Norwegian Bokmål: situasjonskomedie — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: situasjonskomedie — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Polish: komedia sytuacyjna — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Polish: sitcom — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Portuguese: sitcom — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Portuguese: comédia de situação — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Romanian: comedie de situație — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Russian: коме́дия положе́ний (komédija položénij) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Russian: ситко́м (sitkóm) — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Spanish: comedia de situación — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Swedish: situationskomedi — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
  • Turkish: durum komedisi — episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom