tragedy, n.
(tragedies)
freq. cnt. 9
(tragedies)
freq. cnt. 9
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
calamity cataclysm catastrophe disaster tragedy
sample sentences
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity""the earthquake was a disaster"
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
tragedy