tragedy
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noun
(plural
tragedies
)
1. an
event
causing great
suffering
,
destruction
, and
distress
, such as a
serious
accident
,
crime
, or
natural
catastrophe
:
(死などを伴う)惨事, 悲劇的な事態
e.g.
a tragedy that killed 95 people
e.g.
his life had been plagued by tragedy.
2. a
play
dealing with
tragic
event
s and having an
unhappy
ending
, especially one concerning the
downfall
of the
main character
.
(演劇の一部門としての)悲劇 (!具体的作品はC; ↔
comedy
)
the
dramatic
genre
represented by
tragedy
:
e.g.
Greek tragedy
. Compare with
comedy
.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from
Old French
tragedie
, via
Latin
from
Greek
tragōidia
, apparently from
tragos
‘
goat
’ (the reason remains unexplained) +
ōidē
‘
song
,
ode
’. Compare with
tragic
.