genre-bending

== English == === Etymology === From genre +‎ bending. === Noun === genre-bending (uncountable) The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres. 2005, October 7. "Internet the source for the scores", Chicago Tribune. "For "Corpse Bride", the idiosyncratic composer has drawn on his affinity for musical genre-bending." === Adjective === genre-bending (comparative more genre-bending, superlative most genre-bending) Characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres. 2016, January 22. Rebecca Strong, "The Challenges of Marketing a Genre-Bending Novel." Publishers Weekly.