Dictionary

tragedy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ə.di/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), possibly a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians, or according to Beekes possibly to a goat given as prize, though the etymology remains uncertain.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
3. (countable, uncountable) A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
   • […] last month's flooding in the Buffalo Creek Valley […]. The tragedy took more than one hundred lives[…] 2015 August 25, Julia Keller, Last Ragged Breath: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 153:
   • We saw a farmhouse burning down in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. And we rolled right past that tragedy 'till we turned into some road house lights. 1976, “Coyote”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell:
   • “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
   • After the terrible tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911, which killed 146 New York garment workers, proper fire drilling was considered a necessity. 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 142:

Forms

Antonyms

comedy · comedy

Deriveds

tragedy mask · tragedist · tragedious · megatragedy · tragedic · tragedy of the commons · tragesty · revenge tragedy · tragedize · comedy and tragedy · comedy equals tragedy plus time

Relateds

tragifarce · tragic · tragicomedy · tragedeigh · tragedian

Translations (226)

cs tragédie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · mi takerehāia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ru беда́ (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ca tragèdia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · sl tragedija (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uk неща́стя (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tg мусибат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · be го́ра (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · da tragedie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · az faciə (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · hu tragédia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz fojia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · is tragedía (drama or similar work) · uz baxtsizlik (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · vi bi kịch (drama or similar work) · cs tragédie (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ur اَلَمِیَہ (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · th โศกนาฏกรรม (drama or similar work) · id tragedi (drama or similar work) · tl trahedya (drama or similar work) · tg офат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · pl tragedia (drama or similar work) · be траге́дыя (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · fa-ira آفَت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · it tragedia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · da tragedie (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hi हादसा (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ps آفت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · pt catástrofe (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · rsk траґедия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ru бе́дствие (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tr trajedi (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · uz musibat (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · mk траге́дија (drama or similar work) · kk зұлмат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ru траге́дия (drama or similar work) · prs فَاجِعَه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ota فاجعه (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · is harmleikur (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · lt tragedija (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · tg трагедия (drama or similar work) · hi त्रासदी (drama or similar work) · pl tragedia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ps فاجعه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tg фоҷиа (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · de Tragödie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · he טְרָגֶדְיָה (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · it tragedia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ms nahas (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ro tragedie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · bg траге́дия (drama or similar work) · uk біда́ (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uk траге́дія (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ru траге́дия (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · et tragöödia (drama or similar work) · cmn 悲劇 /悲剧 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fi tragedia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ko 참사 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fi murhenäytelmä (drama or similar work) · sh tràgēdija (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fa-ira سوگِنامِه (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · be няшча́сьце (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tr felaket (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ar تْرَاجِيدْيَا (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · pl nieszczęście (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hi दुर्घटना (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · be бяда́ (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ro tragedie (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · pt tragédia (drama or similar work) · fa-ira غَمنامِه (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · bg бе́дствие (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uk траге́дія (drama or similar work) · hi त्रासदी (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hu szomorújáték (drama or similar work) · ko 비극 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · mk траге́дија (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ar مَأْسَاة (drama or similar work) · la tragoedia (drama or similar work) · tl trahedya (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · pt tragédia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · hu tragédia (drama or similar work) · be траге́дыя (drama or similar work) · nb tragedie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ms tragedi (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sk tragédia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ur آفَت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · eo tragedio (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fa-ira حادِثِه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hi दुखांत (drama or similar work) · es tragedia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ga tragóid (drama or similar work) · ka ტრაგედია (drama or similar work) · tg фалокат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sv tragedi (drama or similar work) · sq tragjedi (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · sk tragédia (drama or similar work) · sw mkasa (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · vo lügadramat (drama or similar work) · et tragöödia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sh тра̀ге̄дија (drama or similar work) · ru траге́дия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · uk го́ре (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sh тра̀ге̄дија (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tl trahedya (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tr afet (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fa-ira فاجِعِه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ro tragedie (drama or similar work) · gl traxedia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · kk апат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · eo tragedio (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · fa-ira مُصیبَت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · az müsibət (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sh tràgēdija (drama or similar work) · ar تْرَاجِيدْيَا (drama or similar work) · lv traģēdija (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ms tragedi (drama or similar work) · ky трагедия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ps مصيبت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · de Tragödie (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz tragediya (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · fi tragedia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fr drame (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz fojia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fa-ira تِراژِدی (drama or similar work) · ko 비극 (drama or similar work) · pt tragédia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · gl catástrofe (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · el τραγωδία (drama or similar work) · hy ողբերգություն (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ar آفَة (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tr trajedi (drama or similar work) · lv traģēdija (drama or similar work) · sv tragedi (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · nl treurspel (drama or similar work) · it tragedia (drama or similar work) · nl tragedie (drama or similar work) · sv tragedi (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · rsk траґедия (drama or similar work) · ota فاجعه (drama or similar work) · hu dráma (drama or similar work) · pl gorze (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sl tragedija (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ca tragèdia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · es tragedia (drama or similar work) · ur مُصِیبَت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sh tràgēdija (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · grc τραγῳδία (drama or similar work) · eo tragedio (drama or similar work) · fi murhenäytelmä (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hi आफ़त (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uk траге́дія (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · rsk траґедия (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ca tragèdia (drama or similar work) · mk траге́дија (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · bg траге́дия (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz tragediya (drama or similar work) · ar فَاجِعَة (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tg фоҷиа (drama or similar work) · pl tragedia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ota فاجعه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · he טְרָגֶדְיָה (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ar مُصِيبَة (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · az faciə (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fa-ira فَلاکَت (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz afat (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sh тра̀ге̄дија (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · et tragöödia (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ru несча́стье (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · nb tragedie (drama or similar work) · uz halokat (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · uz falokat (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · cmn 慘事 /惨事 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · da tragedie (drama or similar work) · es tragedia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fr tragédie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · tg трагедия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · is harmleikur (drama or similar work) · bg траге́дия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ka ტრაგედია (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · sl tragedija (drama or similar work) · fr tragédie (drama or similar work) · ky апаат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · az tragediya (drama or similar work) · fi surma (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · kk трагедия (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · de Tragödie (drama or similar work) · ja 悲劇 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tg ҳалокат (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ug پاجىئە (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ka ტრაგედია (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · gl traxedia (drama or similar work) · vi bi kịch (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · sk tragédia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hi मुसीबत (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · he טְרָגֶדְיָה (drama or similar work) · be няшча́сце (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · az faciə (drama or similar work) · tr facia (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ar مَأْسَاة (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · prs حَادِثَه (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · pl bieda (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · id tragedi (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ga cinniúint (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · kk трагедия (drama or similar work) · nl tragedie (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · fa-ira تِراژِدی (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · lt tragedija (drama or similar work) · sq tragjedi (drama or similar work) · be траге́дыя (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tg фоҷиа (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ja 惨事 (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · fi tragedia (drama or similar work) · ja 悲劇 (drama or similar work) · tk tragediýa (drama or similar work) · hy ողբերգություն (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · hy ողբերգություն (drama or similar work) · ru го́ре (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · pt desastre (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · tl kalunusan (genre of such works, and the art of producing them) · ur حادِثَہ (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ga tubaiste (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · el τραγωδία (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · ky трагедия (drama or similar work) · ur سانِحَہ (disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury) · cs tragédie (drama or similar work) · cmn 悲劇 /悲剧 (drama or similar work)