An Encylopedia Britannica Company

tragedy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tragedy /ˈtræʤədi/ noun
plural tragedies
tragedy
/ˈtræʤədi/
noun
plural tragedies
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAGEDY
: a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : a very sad, unfortunate, or upsetting situation : something that causes strong feelings of sadness or regret
[count] : a play, movie, etc., that is serious and has a sad ending (such as the death of the main character)
[noncount] : plays, movies, etc., that are tragedies