tragedy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
2. (countable, uncountable) The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
3. (countable, uncountable) A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

Opposite of

comedy

Synonyms

disaster

tragic event

calamity

catastrophe

misfortune

bad luck

adversity

hardship

cataclysm

buskin

misery

drama

accident

tragic element

atrocity

cold-bloodedness

cothurnus

cruelty

gloom

hecatomb

loosely

natural disaster

sadness

sorrow

trouble

Translations

tragedia

tragédie

Tragödie

τραγωδία

tragedia

tragédia

tragèdia

Trauerspiel

مأساة

tragedie

treurspel

tragisch

desastre

Tragik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tragedie

In summary

From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), possibly a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians, or according to Beekes possibly to a goat given as prize, though the etymology remains uncertain.

Sentences

Fearful of another tragedy , Curtis stopped the fight to prevent Weaver from further punishment .