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tragedy(encyclopedia)
tragedy(dictionary)
melo-tragedy(dictionary)
domestic tragedy(encyclopedia)

tragedy (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tragedie, from Latin, from Greek tragoidia, probably from tragos 'goat' + aeidein 'to sing']
[U and C] a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death
::The tragedy happened as they were returning home from a night out.
:: Tragedy struck the family when their two-year-old son was killed in an accident.
[C] informal something that seems very sad and unnecessary because something will be wasted, lost, or harmed
::It's a tragedy to see so much talent going to waste.
a) [C] a serious play or book that ends sadly, especially with the death of the main character
-see also comedy comedy
::'Hamlet' is one of Shakespeare's best known tragedies.
b) [U] this type of play or book
::an actor specializing in tragedy