/fɑːrs/
farce
BrE /fɑːs/
NAmE /fɑːrs/
[C, U]
a funny play for the theatre based on ridiculous and unlikely situations and events; this type of writing or performance
a bedroom farce (= a funny play about sex)
[C]
a situation or an event that is so unfair or badly organized that it becomes ridiculous
The trial was a complete farce.