Synonyms for tragedy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : traj-i-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrædʒ ɪ di

Top 10 synonyms for tragedy

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Définition of tragedy

Origin : late 14c., "play or other serious literary work with an unhappy ending," from Old French tragedie (14c.), from Latin tragedia "a tragedy," from Greek tragodia "a dramatic poem or play in formal language and having an unhappy resolution," apparently literally "goat song," from tragos "goat" + oide "song." The connection may be via satyric drama, from which tragedy later developed, in which actors or singers were dressed in goatskins to represent satyrs. But many other theories have been made (including "singer who competes for a goat as a prize"), and even the "goat" connection is at times questioned. Meaning "any unhappy event, disaster" is from c.1500.

noun disaster

Example sentences :

It is their virtue in life to be lonely, and none but the lonely man in tragedy may be great.
Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge

He had no suspicion as to the tragedy that lay between him and her.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

It was Demarest who gave an official touch to the tragedy of the moment.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

In the first second of the tragedy, Dick had not understood.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Reginald's escape had rather knocked the tragedy out of the evening.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

But the woman comes to be the centre, as we shall see, of tragedy after tragedy.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

At any rate, this is the keynote of the tragedy, which is struck again and again.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

It was the boy's weakened condition that was turning her revenge into tragedy.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Instead of trying to be the hero of his own history, he seeks to be the spectator of his own tragedy.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

Eileen's face was a tragedy when her uncle insisted on making the arrangements.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Antonyms for tragedy

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