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noun (plural tragedies)

1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe:

(死などを伴う)惨事, 悲劇的な事態

e.g. a tragedy that killed 95 people

e.g. his life had been plagued by tragedy.

2. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.

(演劇の一部門としての)悲劇 (!具体的作品はC; ↔ comedy)

the dramatic genre represented by tragedy:

e.g. Greek tragedy. Compare with comedy.

late 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.