tragedy

IPA: trˈædʒʌdi

A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

Examples of "tragedy" in Sentences

That is the tragedy of the play.
It is not the tragedy of the lovers.
The tragedy aroused the pity of the nation.
The play mingles elements of tragedy and farce.
In spite of this tragedy, the Fultz family persevered.
This is the untold tragedy of the Great War in Africa.
It shows the bitterness and the tragedy of his life there.
That's one of the problems with The Tragedy of the Commons.
This tragedy is ours: we made it, we own it, and we can stop it.
To call this possibility a tragedy is an unacceptable understatement.
A historical marker in Cornucopia, Wisconsin commemorates the tragedy.
According to Aristotle, the dithyramb was the origin of Athenian tragedy.
The protagonist of the tragedy is the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes.
Did you know that the word tragedy comes from the Greek tragoidia, the cry of the goat?
Unfortunately this tragedy is the result … of an act by the policeman to fire into the air.
The "sealing of fate" turning point in tragedy is distinct enough to be evaluated as a "sealing of fate".
Some have said that tweeting during a tragedy is akin to fiddling while Rome burns, that it is evidence of a narcissistic soul.
Mr. Putin described the actions by the Western allies in Libya as an "outrageous violation" of a United Nations resolution that had led to what he called a "tragedy."