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- pronunciation:
- trae
jih
di
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
tragedies |
| definition 1: |
a disastrous occurrence; calamity.
The fire that killed these children was one of the greatest tragedies this city has every known.- synonyms:
- blow, calamity, catastrophe, disaster
- antonyms:
- blessing, miracle
- similar words:
- act of God, affliction, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, reversal, setback
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| definition 2: |
a literary work, esp. a dramatic one, that deals with serious themes and usu. ends with the destruction of the principal character or characters.
King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies.- antonyms:
- comedy
- similar words:
- drama, tragicomedy
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| related words: |
adversity, blow, catastrophe, hardship, play, tribulation |
adjective + (n.)tragedy
avoidable,
awful,
catastrophic,
classic,
classical,
devastating,
double,
epic,
genuine,
greatest,
horrible,
horrific,
human,
humanitarian,
immense,
incredible,
loved,
monumental,
near,
personal,
real-life,
romantic,
senseless,
shocking,
terrible,
tragic,
unexpected,
unfolding,
unfortunate,
unspeakable
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verb + (n.)tragedy
commemorate, cope, devastate, endure, exploit, haunt, mitigate, mourn, overcome, prevent, profit, recount, reel, relive, suffer, triumph, witness
(n.)tragedy
+ verb
avert, befall, compound, engulf, ensue, occur, strike, unfold
noun + (n.)tragedy
accident,
aftermath,
comedy,
drama,
enormity,
hardship,
horror,
humor,
irony,
litany,
midst,
pathos,
reminder,
retrospect,
romance,
sadness,
satire,
sorrow,
trauma,
triumph,
tsunami,
victim,
wake
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