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
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
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Forms of tragedy
as a noun
- plural
- tragedies