Tragedy meaning

What does “tragedy” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tragedy” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.

tragedy

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
“the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”
“the earthquake was a disaster”
Synonymscalamity catastrophe disaster cataclysm
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Oppositescomedy

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University