tragedy

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1

(noun.) event/situation that causes great sadness

ADJ

absolute, appalling, awful, great, major, real, terrible | family, human, personal, private

VERB + TRAGEDY

end in

What started as a fun celebration ended in tragedy when the building suddenly collapsed.

be dogged by, suffer | avert, avoid, prevent

TRAGEDY + VERB

happen, occur, strike (sb)

A terrible tragedy occurred during the concert when the stage suddenly collapsed.

PREP

~ for sb

Losing her job right before the wedding was a tragedy for Sarah and her family.

2

(noun.) serious play with a sad ending

ADJ

classical, Greek, Jacobean, Shakespearean

Definitions

noun

1

A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.

2

The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.

3

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]”

[…] last month's flooding in the Buffalo Creek Valley […]. The tragedy took more than one hundred lives[…]

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Synonyms

noun — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Antonyms

comedy

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“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately atta

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[…] last month's flooding in the Buffalo Creek Valley […]. The tragedy took more than one hundred lives[…]

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03

After the terrible tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911, which killed 146 New York garment workers, proper fire drilling was considered a necessity.

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04

As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.

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05

It was a great tragedy for them to lose their only son.

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06

The story has in it something of the element of tragedy.

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(noun.) event/situation that causes great sadness

(noun.) serious play with a sad ending

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