Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A very unfortunate or sad event that causes great suffering, distress, or destruction.
Tragedy
/ˈtrædʒədi/Synonyms:
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Examples:
They feel they've gone through all the tragedies with her.
Now, at last, the shadow of tragedy had lifted.
It was like the fourth act of a tragedy.
Etymology:
Derived from the Middle English tragedie, which originates from Old French, influenced by Latin tragoedia and Greek tragōidia meaning goat song, from tragos (goat) and oide (song).
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