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noun
- 1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe: "a tragedy that killed 95 people" Similar Opposite
- 2. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character: "Shakespeare's tragedies" Similar Opposite
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Jun 6, 2024 · tragedy, branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual. By extension the term may be applied to other literary works, such as the novel.
1. a. : a disastrous event : calamity. b. : misfortune. 2. a. : a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror. b. : the literary genre of tragic dramas. c.
TRAGEDY definition: 1. a very sad event or situation, especially one involving death or suffering: 2. a play about…. Learn more.
Tragedy definition: a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster. See examples of TRAGEDY used in a sentence.
Defining tragedy is no simple matter, and there are many definitions, some of which are incompatible with each other. Oscar Mandel, in A Definition of Tragedy (1961), contrasted two essentially different means of arriving at a definition.
a very sad event or situation, especially one involving death or suffering: The pilot averted a tragedy when he succeeded in preventing the plane from crashing. Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the tragedy of the Second World War. His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
noun. /ˈtrædʒədi/ [countable, uncountable] (plural tragedies) a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death. It's a tragedy that she died so young. Tragedy struck the family when their son was hit by a car and killed. The whole affair ended in tragedy.
Tragedy is a noun that indicates disaster or bad fortune. It would be a tragedy to lose your job, but an even greater tragedy to fall ill while unemployed and without health care.
TRAGEDY meaning: 1 : a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death; 2 : a very sad, unfortunate, or upsetting situation something that causes strong feelings of sadness or regret.
Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama, that is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character. The story has elements of tragedy and farce. ...a classic Greek tragedy.
