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- DictionaryTrag·e·dy/ˈtrajədē/
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"
- 2. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character: "Shakespeare's tragedies"
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Tragedy (from the Greek: τραγῳδία, tragōidia) is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain [that] awakens pleasure,” for the audience.
Tragedy definition: a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster. See examples of TRAGEDY used in a sentence.
Tragedy is in this sense usefully defined as a genre in conflict. It is also a genre of conflict, in the sense that ethical conflicts, historical transitions, and political revolutions have all come to define its literary forms, something that is particularly evident in the place of both tragedy and the tragic in the dramas of decolonization.
Tragedy definition: a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster. See examples of TRAGEDY used in a sentence.
TRAGEDY definition: 1. an event or situation that is very sad, often involving death: 2. a play with a sad end: . Learn more.
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.
an event or situation that is very sad, often involving death: the tragedy of their daughter's death. tragedy noun (PLAY) a play with a sad end: a Greek tragedy. (Definition of tragedy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of tragedy. in Chinese (Traditional) 悲劇性事件，災難，不幸, 悲劇（作品）… See more.
