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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/
Canada, General-American:/ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/
Canada, General-American:/ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ə.di/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: comedy
2
noun
Meaning 2
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: comedy
3
noun
Meaning 3
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: comedy
Broader terms: drama
Narrower terms: tragicomedy
5
noun
Meaning 5
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
Narrower terms: act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, apocalypse, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, visitation, tidal wave, tsunami
History
Etymology
From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), possibly a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians, or according to Beekes possibly to a goat given as prize, though the etymology remains uncertain.
Across languages
Translations
226 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tragjedi
— drama or similar work
Arabic:
مَأْسَاة
(maʔsāh)
— drama or similar work
Arabic:
تْرَاجِيدْيَا
(trājīdyā)
— drama or similar work
Armenian:
ողբերգություն
(oġbergutʻyun)
— drama or similar work
Azerbaijani:
faciə
— drama or similar work
Azerbaijani:
tragediya
— drama or similar work
Belarusian:
траге́дыя
(trahjédyja)
— drama or similar work
Bulgarian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— drama or similar work
Catalan:
tragèdia
— drama or similar work
Chinese Mandarin:
悲劇 /悲剧
(bēijù)
— drama or similar work
Czech:
tragédie
— drama or similar work
Danish:
tragedie
— drama or similar work
Dutch:
tragedie
— drama or similar work
Dutch:
treurspel
— drama or similar work
Esperanto:
tragedio
— drama or similar work
Estonian:
tragöödia
— drama or similar work
Finnish:
tragedia
— drama or similar work
Finnish:
murhenäytelmä
— drama or similar work
French:
tragédie
— drama or similar work
Galician:
traxedia
— drama or similar work
Georgian:
ტრაგედია
(ṭragedia)
— drama or similar work
German:
Tragödie
— drama or similar work
Greek:
τραγωδία
(tragodía)
— drama or similar work
Ancient Greek:
τραγῳδία
(tragōidía)
— drama or similar work
Hebrew:
טְרָגֶדְיָה
(tragédya)
— drama or similar work
Hindi:
दुखांत
(dukhānt)
— drama or similar work
Hindi:
त्रासदी
(trāsdī)
— drama or similar work
Hungarian:
tragédia
— drama or similar work
Hungarian:
szomorújáték
— drama or similar work
Hungarian:
dráma
— drama or similar work
Icelandic:
tragedía
— drama or similar work
Icelandic:
harmleikur
— drama or similar work
Indonesian:
tragedi
— drama or similar work
Irish:
tragóid
— drama or similar work
Italian:
tragedia
— drama or similar work
Japanese:
悲劇
(higeki)
— drama or similar work
Kazakh:
трагедия
(tragediä)
— drama or similar work
Korean:
비극
(bigeuk)
— drama or similar work
Kyrgyz:
трагедия
(tragediya)
— drama or similar work
Latin:
tragoedia
— drama or similar work
Latvian:
traģēdija
— drama or similar work
Lithuanian:
tragedija
— drama or similar work
Macedonian:
траге́дија
(tragédija)
— drama or similar work
Malay:
tragedi
— drama or similar work
Norwegian Bokmål:
tragedie
— drama or similar work
Pannonian Rusyn:
траґедия
(tragedija)
— drama or similar work
Iranian Persian:
تِراژِدی
(terâžedi)
— drama or similar work
Polish:
tragedia
— drama or similar work
Portuguese:
tragédia
— drama or similar work
Romanian:
tragedie
— drama or similar work
Russian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— drama or similar work
Serbo-Croatian:
тра̀ге̄дија
— drama or similar work
Serbo-Croatian:
tràgēdija
— drama or similar work
Slovak:
tragédia
— drama or similar work
Slovene:
tragedija
— drama or similar work
Spanish:
tragedia
— drama or similar work
Swedish:
tragedi
— drama or similar work
Tagalog:
trahedya
— drama or similar work
Tajik:
фоҷиа
(fojia)
— drama or similar work
Tajik:
трагедия
(tragediya)
— drama or similar work
Thai:
โศกนาฏกรรม
(sòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gam)
— drama or similar work
Turkish:
trajedi
— drama or similar work
Ottoman Turkish:
فاجعه
(faciʼa)
— drama or similar work
Turkmen:
tragediýa
— drama or similar work
Ukrainian:
траге́дія
(trahédija)
— drama or similar work
Uzbek:
tragediya
— drama or similar work
Vietnamese:
bi kịch
— drama or similar work
Volapük:
lügadramat
— drama or similar work
Albanian:
tragjedi
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Arabic:
تْرَاجِيدْيَا
(trājīdyā)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Armenian:
ողբերգություն
(oġbergutʻyun)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Azerbaijani:
faciə
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Belarusian:
траге́дыя
(trahjédyja)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Bulgarian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Catalan:
tragèdia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Czech:
tragédie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Danish:
tragedie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Dutch:
tragedie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Esperanto:
tragedio
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Estonian:
tragöödia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Finnish:
tragedia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
French:
tragédie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Georgian:
ტრაგედია
(ṭragedia)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
German:
Tragödie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Hebrew:
טְרָגֶדְיָה
(tragédya)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Icelandic:
harmleikur
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Italian:
tragedia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Kazakh:
трагедия
(tragediä)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Kyrgyz:
трагедия
(tragediya)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Latvian:
traģēdija
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Lithuanian:
tragedija
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Macedonian:
траге́дија
(tragédija)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Norwegian Bokmål:
tragedie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Pannonian Rusyn:
траґедия
(tragedija)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Iranian Persian:
تِراژِدی
(terâžedi)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Iranian Persian:
غَمنامِه
(ġam-nâme)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Iranian Persian:
سوگِنامِه
(sugenâme)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Polish:
tragedia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Portuguese:
tragédia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Romanian:
tragedie
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Russian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Serbo-Croatian:
тра̀ге̄дија
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Serbo-Croatian:
tràgēdija
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Slovak:
tragédia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Slovene:
tragedija
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Spanish:
tragedia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Swedish:
tragedi
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Tagalog:
kalunusan
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Tagalog:
trahedya
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Tajik:
фоҷиа
(fojia)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Tajik:
трагедия
(tragediya)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Turkish:
trajedi
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Ottoman Turkish:
فاجعه
(faciʼa)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Ukrainian:
траге́дія
(trahédija)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Urdu:
اَلَمِیَہ
(alamiya)
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Uzbek:
tragediya
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Uzbek:
fojia
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Vietnamese:
bi kịch
— genre of such works, and the art of producing them
Arabic:
مَأْسَاة
(maʔsāh)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Arabic:
فَاجِعَة
(fājiʕa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Arabic:
مُصِيبَة
(muṣība)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Arabic:
آفَة
(ʔāfa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Armenian:
ողբերգություն
(oġbergutʻyun)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Azerbaijani:
faciə
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Azerbaijani:
müsibət
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Belarusian:
траге́дыя
(trahjédyja)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Belarusian:
няшча́сце
(njaščáscje)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Belarusian:
няшча́сьце
(njaščásʹcje)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Belarusian:
го́ра
(hóra)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Belarusian:
бяда́
(bjadá)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Bulgarian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Bulgarian:
бе́дствие
(bédstvie)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Catalan:
tragèdia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Chinese Mandarin:
悲劇 /悲剧
(bēijù)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Chinese Mandarin:
慘事 /惨事
(cǎnshì)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Czech:
tragédie
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Danish:
tragedie
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Esperanto:
tragedio
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Estonian:
tragöödia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Finnish:
tragedia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Finnish:
murhenäytelmä
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Finnish:
surma
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
French:
drame
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Galician:
traxedia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Galician:
catástrofe
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Georgian:
ტრაგედია
(ṭragedia)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
German:
Tragödie
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Greek:
τραγωδία
(tragodía)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hebrew:
טְרָגֶדְיָה
(tragédya)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hindi:
त्रासदी
(trāsdī)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hindi:
दुर्घटना
(durghaṭnā)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hindi:
हादसा
(hādsā)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hindi:
आफ़त
(āfat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hindi:
मुसीबत
(musībat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Hungarian:
tragédia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Indonesian:
tragedi
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Irish:
cinniúint
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Irish:
tubaiste
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Italian:
tragedia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Japanese:
悲劇
(higeki)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Japanese:
惨事
(sanji)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Kazakh:
апат
(apat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Kazakh:
зұлмат
(zūlmat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Korean:
비극
(bigeuk)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Korean:
참사
(chamsa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Kyrgyz:
апаат
(apaat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Macedonian:
траге́дија
(tragédija)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Malay:
tragedi
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Malay:
nahas
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Māori:
takerehāia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Pannonian Rusyn:
траґедия
(tragedija)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Pashto:
فاجعه
(fāje'a)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Pashto:
آفت
(āfát)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Pashto:
مصيبت
(mosibát)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Dari:
فَاجِعَه
(fāji'a)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Dari:
حَادِثَه
(hādisa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Iranian Persian:
فاجِعِه
(fâje'e)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Iranian Persian:
حادِثِه
(hâdese)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Iranian Persian:
مُصیبَت
(mosibat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Iranian Persian:
آفَت
(âfat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Iranian Persian:
فَلاکَت
(falâkat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Polish:
tragedia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Polish:
nieszczęście
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Polish:
gorze
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Polish:
bieda
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Portuguese:
tragédia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Portuguese:
desastre
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Portuguese:
catástrofe
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Romanian:
tragedie
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Russian:
траге́дия
(tragédija)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Russian:
несча́стье
(nesčástʹje)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Russian:
го́ре
(góre)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Russian:
беда́
(bedá)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Russian:
бе́дствие
(bédstvije)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Serbo-Croatian:
тра̀ге̄дија
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Serbo-Croatian:
tràgēdija
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Slovak:
tragédia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Slovene:
tragedija
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Spanish:
tragedia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Swahili:
mkasa
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Swedish:
tragedi
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tagalog:
trahedya
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tajik:
фоҷиа
(fojia)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tajik:
мусибат
(musibat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tajik:
офат
(ofat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tajik:
ҳалокат
(halokat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Tajik:
фалокат
(falokat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Turkish:
facia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Turkish:
felaket
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Turkish:
afet
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Ottoman Turkish:
فاجعه
(faciʼa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Ukrainian:
траге́дія
(trahédija)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Ukrainian:
неща́стя
(neščástja)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Ukrainian:
го́ре
(hóre)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Ukrainian:
біда́
(bidá)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Urdu:
حادِثَہ
(hādisa)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Urdu:
سانِحَہ
(sāniha)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Urdu:
آفَت
(āfat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Urdu:
مُصِیبَت
(musībat)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uyghur:
پاجىئە
(paji'e)
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
fojia
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
baxtsizlik
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
falokat
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
musibat
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
afat
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
Uzbek:
halokat
— disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
