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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"
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.
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a very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering: [ U ] His reckless driving was bound to end in tragedy. A tragedy is also a situation or result that is bad: [ C ] It’s a tragedy (that) so many children are unable to get a decent education. literature.
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, 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 .
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. First recorded in the late 14th century, the noun tragedy originally referred to a play with an unhappy ending.
3 days ago · 1. variable noun. A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation . They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy. Maskell's life had not been without tragedy. Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, misfortune, adversity More Synonyms of tragedy. 2. variable noun.
Tragedy definition, a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths. See more.
