tragedy (redirected from tragedies)

trag·e·dy  (trj-d)

n. pl. trag·e·dies

1.

a. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.

b. The genre made up of such works.

c. The art or theory of writing or producing these works.

2. A play, film, television program, or other narrative work that portrays or depicts calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending.

3. A disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life: an expedition that ended in tragedy, with all hands lost at sea.

4. A tragic aspect or element.

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[Middle English tragedie, from Old French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragidi : tragos, goat + aoid, id, song; see wed-² in Indo-European roots.]

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tragedy [ˈtrædʒɪdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (esp in classical and Renaissance drama) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (in later drama, such as that of Ibsen) a play in which the protagonist is overcome by a combination of social and psychological circumstances

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in medieval literature) a literary work in which a great person falls from prosperity to disaster, often through no fault of his own

5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the branch of drama dealing with such themes

6. the unfortunate aspect of something

7. a shocking or sad event; disaster Compare comedy

[from Old French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat + ōidē song; perhaps a reference to the goat-satyrs of Peloponnesian plays]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tragedy - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" calamity, catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major - a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" apocalypse - a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil famine - a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death kiss of death - something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career" meltdown - a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933" plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) visitation - any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague" tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide tsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
	2.	tragedy - drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater tragicomedy - a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending

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tragedy

noun

1. disaster, catastrophe, misfortune, adversity, calamity, affliction, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bummer (slang), grievous blow They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy.
disaster success, fortune, joy, happiness, prosperity

2. tragic drama, play a classic Greek tragedy

Quotations
"Tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless" [Jean Anouilh Antigone]
"Tragedy ought to be a great kick at misery" [D.H. Lawrence letter]
"All tragedies are finish'd by a death,"
"All comedies are ended by a marriage" [Lord Byron Don Juan]
"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel" [Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford Letters]

Translations

tragedy [ˈtrædʒɪdɪ] N (gen) (Theat) → tragedia f
it is a tragedy that → es una tragedia que ...
the tragedy of it is that → lo trágico del asunto es que ...
a personal tragedy → una tragedia personal

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tragedy [ˈtrædʒədi] n

(= tragic event) → tragédie f

(= play) → tragédie f

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tragedy

n (= tragic incident) → Tragödie f; (Theat also) → Trauerspiel nt; (no pl: = tragicness) → Tragische(s) nt; he often acts in tragedy → er tritt oft in Tragödien auf; six killed in bus crash tragedy → tragischer Busunfall forderte sechs Todesopfer; the tragedy of it is that … → das Tragische daran ist, dass …; it is a tragedy that … → es ist (wirklich) tragisch or ein Unglück, dass …

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tragedy [ˈtrædʒɪdɪ] n (gen) (Theatre) → tragedia
it is a tragedy that ... → è una vera disgrazia che...

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tragedy

n tragedy [ˈtrӕdʒədi]

1 (a) drama about unfortunate events with a sad outcome Hamlet' is one of Shakespeare's tragedies. tragedie مأساة، رِوايَةٌ مأساوِيَّه трагедия tragédie tragedie die Tragödie τραγωδία tragedia tragöödia تراژدی tragedia tragédie אָסוֹן, טְרָגֶדיָה दुखद घटना tragedija tragédia, dráma tragedi harmleikur tragedia 悲劇 비극 tragedija traģēdija tragedi tragedie tragedie, sørgespill tragedia tragédia tragedie трагедия tragedija tragedija tragedi โศกนาฏกรรม trajedi, ağlatı 悲劇 трагедія الميہ ناٹک bi kịch 悲剧

2 an unfortunate or sad event His early death was a great tragedy for his family. tragedie, hartseer saak حادِث مأساوي، مأساه трагедия tragédie tragedie die Tragödie τραγικό γεγονός tragedia tragöödia, õnnetus مصیبت murhenäytelmä tragédie אָסוֹן दु:खान्त नाटक tragedija tragédia peristiwa sedih sorgaratburður tragedia 不幸 비극적 사건 tragedija traģēdija tragedi tragedie ulykke, tragedie tragedia tragédia tragedie, neno­rocire трагическое событие tragedija tragedija tragedi เหตุการณ์ร้ายแรง trajedi, facia 不幸 трагедія حادثہ، الميہ thảm kịch 不幸

adj tragic

1 sad; unfortunate I heard of the tragic death of her son. tragies مأساوي، فاجِع трагичен tragický tragisk tragisch τραγικός trágico traagiline, õnnetu دلخراش؛ مصیبت بار traaginen tragique מַעֲצִיב दु:खद tragičan, potresan tragikus tragis sorglegur tragico 不幸な 비통한 tragiškas traģisks penuh tragedi tragisch tragisk, uheldig tragiczny trágico tragic трагический tragický tragičen tragičan tragisk น่าสลดใจ trajik, fecî 不幸的，悲劇的 трагічний; катастрофічний اندوہ ناک، غم ناک đáng buồn 不幸的，悲剧的

2 of tragedy or tragedies a tragic hero. tragedies تراجيدي، مأساوي трагически tragický tragisk tragisch τραγικός trágico traagiline وابسته به تراژدی traaginen tragique טְרַגִי त्रासदी का, त्रासदी की शैली में, दुखद, दर्दनाक, आपत्तिपूर्ण tragični tragikus dari tragedi harmleika- tragico 悲劇の 비극의 tragiškas traģisks; traģēdijas- tragedi tragisch tragisk, tragedie- tragiczny trágico tra­gic трагический tragický tragičen tragičan tragisk ร้ายแรง trajik, trajedi ile ilgili 悲劇性的 трагедійний الميہ سے متعلق như bi kịch 悲剧性的

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tragedy → مأساة tragédie tragedie Tragödie τραγωδία tragedia tragedia tragédie tragedija tragedia 悲惨な出来事 비극 tragedie tragedie tragedia tragédia трагедия tragedi โศกนาฏกรรม trajedi tấn thảm kịch 悲剧