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   Trag·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" Similar disastercalamitycatastrophecataclysmdevastationmisfortunemisadventuremishapreversevicissitudesetbacktrialtribulationafflictionblightinjuryadversitysad eventserious accidentshockblowpainsorrowmiserydistressagonyunhappinesssadnessdisappointmentinformal:bummerOpposite fortunejoy
   • 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 tragic dramadramaplayliterary:buskinOpposite comedy
   • ▪ the dramatic genre represented by tragedy: "Greek tragedy"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tragedie, via Latin from Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos ‘goat’ (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē ‘song, ode’. Compare with tragic.

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