tragedy
noun
[ ˈtradʒɪdi ]
• an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
• "a tragedy that killed 95 people"
Similar:
disaster,
calamity,
catastrophe,
cataclysm,
devastation,
misfortune,
misadventure,
mishap,
reverse,
vicissitude,
setback,
trial,
tribulation,
affliction,
blight,
injury,
adversity,
sad event,
serious accident,
shock,
blow,
pain,
sorrow,
misery,
distress,
agony,
unhappiness,
sadness,
disappointment,
bummer,
• a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.
• "Shakespeare's tragedies"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French tragedie, via Latin from Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos ‘goat’ (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē ‘song, ode’. Compare with tragic.
