tragedy

noun

/ˈtrædʒədi/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural tragedies)

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a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death
- It's a tragedy that she died so young.
- Tragedy struck the family when their son was hit by a car and killed.
- The whole affair ended in tragedy.
- Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try to find the cause of the tragedy.
Extra Examples
- She had seen the tragedy unfold.
- The closure of the factory is a tragedy for the whole community.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- appalling
- awful
- …
verb + tragedy
- end in
- be dogged by
- experience
- …
tragedy + verb
- befall somebody
- happen
- occur
- …
preposition
- tragedy for somebody
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a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies; plays of this type
- Shakespeare’s tragedies
- Greek tragedy
- Revenge tragedies were very popular in Elizabethan England.
compare comedyTopics Literature and writingb2, Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- Greek
- Jacobean
- …
verb + tragedy
- write
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tragedie, via Latin from Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos ‘goat’ (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē ‘song, ode’. Compare with tragic.

单词	tragedy
释义	tragedy noun /ˈtrædʒədi/ /ˈtrædʒədi/ [countable, uncountable] (plural tragedies) jump to other results a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death It's a tragedy that she died so young. Tragedy struck the family when their son was hit by a car and killed. The whole affair ended in tragedy. Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try to find the cause of the tragedy. Extra Examples She had seen the tragedy unfold. The closure of the factory is a tragedy for the whole community. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute appalling awful … verb + tragedy end in be dogged by experience … tragedy + verb befall somebody happen occur … preposition tragedy for somebody See full entry a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies; plays of this type Shakespeare’s tragedies Greek tragedy Revenge tragedies were very popular in Elizabethan England. compare comedyTopics Literature and writingb2, Film and theatreb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical Greek Jacobean … verb + tragedy write See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tragedie, via Latin from Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos ‘goat’ (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē ‘song, ode’. Compare with tragic.
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