tragedy
🇺🇸
/ˈtrædʒədi/
🇬🇧
/ˈtrædʒədi/
noun
B2
a very sad event, often involving death or great loss
The earthquake was a terrible tragedy that affected many families.
B2
a type of serious play that ends sadly, often with the death of the main character
Shakespeare wrote many famous tragedy plays that are still performed today.
translation
a very sad event, often involving death or great loss; a type of serious play that ends sadly, often with the death of the main character
Word Forms
Plural
tragedies