an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
Used in a Sentence
tragedy
How to use tragedy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tragedy.
Editorial note
It's tragedy, pure and simple, and then it becomes politics.
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Quick take
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of tragedy gathered in one view.
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for tragedy.
noun
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
See also: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm
noun
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Example sentences
It's tragedy, pure and simple, and then it becomes politics.
Whatever it was, it spells out tragedy rather than malice.
It's a tragedy that it happened at all, but it would be an even bigger tragedy if nobody else knew the consequences.
It's a prisoner's dilemma degenerating into a tragedy of the commons.
Yes, addiction is a terrible tragedy and sometimes danger for the rest of us -- but it's a personal disaster a long time before it affects any of us.
In a way I find this kind of manipulation tragically sad, but in reality the true tragedy is the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's.
It's a tragedy that neither Mark, myself or some other young turk didn't write it earlier -- and it wouldn't have been hard to do it all because it would mainly be a review paper of what was already in the statistics literature.
We call for this tragedy to be a basis for reform of copyright and intellectual property law, returning it to the proper principles of common good to the many, rather than private gain to the few. We call for this tragedy to be a basis for greater recognition of the oppression and injustices heaped daily by certain persons and institutions of authority upon anyone who dares to stand up and be counted for their beliefs, and for greater solidarity and mutual aid in response.
This observation may be construed as heartless, insensitive to the victims, and "if it were your X then it would be different"… but I contend that each time we act like chimps and allow our attention to be drawn to the latest epidemiologically insignificant tragedy we lose as a species.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use tragedy in a sentence?
It's tragedy, pure and simple, and then it becomes politics.
What does tragedy mean?
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
What part of speech is tragedy?
tragedy is commonly used as noun.