tragedy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A very sad event, especially one involving death or great loss.

   The plane crash was a terrible tragedy.

2. 2
   noun

   A serious play or story with a sad ending, often ending in the main character's downfall.

   "Hamlet" is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies.

Common collocations

• greek tragedy Adjective + noun

From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), possibly a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians, or according to Beekes possibly to a goat given as prize, though the etymology remains uncertain.

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