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Definition of Tragedy
1. Noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. "The earthquake was a disaster"
Exact synonyms: Calamity, Cataclysm, Catastrophe, Disaster
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Misfortune
Specialized synonyms: Act Of God, Force Majeure, Inevitable Accident, Unavoidable Casualty, Vis Major, Apocalypse, Famine, Kiss Of Death, Meltdown, Plague, Visitation, Tidal Wave, Tsunami
Derivative terms: Calamitous, Cataclysmal, Cataclysmic, Disastrous, Tragic, Tragical
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Misfortune
Specialized synonyms: Act Of God, Force Majeure, Inevitable Accident, Unavoidable Casualty, Vis Major, Apocalypse, Famine, Kiss Of Death, Meltdown, Plague, Visitation, Tidal Wave, Tsunami
Derivative terms: Calamitous, Cataclysmal, Cataclysmic, Disastrous, Tragic, Tragical
2. Noun. Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity.
Definition of Tragedy
1. n. A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life.
Definition of Tragedy
1. a disastrous event [n -DIES]