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tragedy

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/noun3 syllables

Tragedy means: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.

Synonyms for tragedy4

noun, as in an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

calamity, catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm

Opposites of tragedy

What does tragedy mean?2

noun

1

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune“the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”

2

drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Tragedy in a sentence

  • What a tragedy, my son has not returned since he left!anzart
  • This life would be a comedy, if it weren't, in the end, a tragedy.carlosalberto
  • As long as people are people, there will always be a stage for tragedy.marcelostockle
  • A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.karloelkebekio
  • The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict.unknown
  • The story has in it something of the element of tragedy.unknown
  • The tragedy must be remembered so that it is not repeated.CK
  • The tragedy left a scar on my mind.DanielTzvi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tragedy

as a noun

plural
tragedies