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tragedy
has definitions from the fields of theater,writing
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[ noun ] an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Synonyms Examples "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity" "the earthquake was a disaster" Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Resolved , that we find in this fearful tragedy at Harper_'s_Ferry a reason for more earnest effort to remove the evil of slavery from the whole land as speedily as possible . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The Skopas people seemed to him of that breed of human_beings whose insularity frees them from tragedy . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Few of the neighbors came , but Mrs._Tussle came , called by tragedy . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Andy 's co-workers kept their distance , awed by the tragedy . Related terms misfortune kiss_of_death visitation plague famine meltdown apocalypse act_of_God |
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)`` The great Greek tragedies are concerned with man against Fate , not man against man for the prize of a woman 's body . Related terms |
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