tragedy
11tragedy — ► NOUN (pl. tragedies) 1) an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress. 2) a serious play with an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. ORIGIN Greek trag idia, apparently from tragos goat… …
12tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
13Tragedy — other uses redirect|Tragedian LiteratureTragedy ( gr. , tragōidia , goat song ) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. [Banham (1998, 1118). In his speculative work on the origins of Athenean tragedy, The… …
14tragedy — noun 1 event/situation that causes great sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, appalling (esp. BrE), awful, big, enormous, great, horrible, horrific, major, rea …
15tragedy — Synonyms and related words: Aeschylean tragedy, Euripidean tragedy, Greek tragedy, Melpomene, Renaissance tragedy, Senecan tragedy, Sophoclean tragedy, accident, adversity, blow, buskin, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collision,… …
16tragedy — 01. Romeo and Juliet is a famous [tragedy] written by Shakespeare. 02. Two adults and one child were killed in a [tragic] car accident on the highway outside of Memphis last weekend. 03. The police chase ended [tragically] when the car being… …
17tragedy — [[t]træ̱ʤɪdi[/t]] ♦♦♦ tragedies 1) N VAR A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy... Maskell s life had not been without tragedy. 2) N VAR Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama …
18tragedy */*/ — UK [ˈtrædʒədɪ] / US noun Word forms tragedy : singular tragedy plural tragedies 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die The trip ended in tragedy. prevent/avert a tragedy: The measures were designed to… …
19tragedy — n. tragedy strikes (tragedy struck their family) * * * [ trædʒɪdɪ] tragedy strikes (tragedy struck their family) …
20tragedy — tra|ge|dy [ˈtrædʒıdi] n plural tragedies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tragedie, from Latin, from Greek tragoidia, probably from tragos goat + aeidein to sing ] 1.) [U and C] a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves… …
