Definition of Tragedy
Tragedy
trag·e·dy
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a disaster, an event that causes great distress and suffering, usually due to loss and/or destruction;
e.g. The earthquake was a tragedy that injured many people and damaged large parts of the city.
(noun)
a literary work such as a play or poem that has a disastrous or sorrowful ending and generally unhappy events, often involving the main character being defeated in a conflict;
e.g. The play is a tragedy that addresses the downfall of a prideful king.
(noun)
a genre of dramatic/literary work that involves disastrous/sorrowful endings and unhappy events;
e.g. The students studied the elements of tragedy in various dramatic works.
(noun)
a tragic element or quality in a piece of literary or artistic work, involving feelings of sorrow and/or distress;
e.g. Music can heighten the tragedy of a sad scene in a movie.
(noun)
broadly, bad luck or misfortune, or a situation with these circumstances;
e.g. The family was struck by tragedy when he was diagnosed with cancer.
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act of God
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