tragedy

Definition

  • noun: a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death
  • noun: a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man
  • synonyms: drama, buskin

Examples

  • It is a 'tragedy' [='pity, shame'] that so many victims are afraid to report the abuse.

  • The biggest 'tragedy' here is that the accident could have easily been prevented.

  • The situation ended in 'tragedy' when the gunman shot and killed two students.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) but the question still remains, where is he? If Superman was not involved, If he's got nothing to hide, then why hasn't he been seen since the day of this tragedy? Look, you can't... The knight is here. Excuse me. Don't I know you... Plain lo, in the morning (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  • (..) commencing metamorphosis. "And so, we are left to wonder, " If Superman was aware of the threat and did nothing, "was he then complicit in the Capitol tragedy?" Still no Kent? "His disappearance raises questions." No. "How could he simply have disappeared at a time when we, as a nation, (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice