tragedy meaning
tragedy :
a sad event, a serious play
noun
▪ The accident was a tragedy.
▪ The accident was a very sad event.
▪ He wrote a tragedy about a lost king.
▪ He wrote a serious play about a lost king.
paraphrasing
▪ disaster – a very bad event
▪ misfortune – bad luck
▪ catastrophe – a big disaster
▪ calamity – a great misfortune
Pronunciation
tragedy [ˈtrædʒ.ə.di]
The stress is on 'tradj' and sounds like 'traj-uh-dee'.
Common phrases and grammar about tragedy
tragedy - Common meaning
noun
a sad event, a serious play
Part of Speech Changes for "tragedy"
▪ tragic (adjective) – very sad or serious
▪ tragically (adverb) – in a very sad way
Common Expressions with "tragedy"
▪ a great tragedy – a very sad event
▪ a family tragedy – a sad event in the family
▪ a personal tragedy – a sad event for one person
▪ a tragic story – a very sad story
Important examples of tragedy in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, tragedy often refers to a sad event or a serious play.
Example of a confusing word: comedy (a humorous play or movie)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Tragedy is used as a noun in grammar questions, often to describe an event or a type of play.
tragedy
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
tragedy of errors
'a series of mistakes leading to a sad result', used to describe a situation where many mistakes cause a bad outcome.
Greek tragedy
'a type of ancient play with a sad ending', often used to describe a serious story with a moral lesson.
Differences between similar words and tragedy
tragedy
,
disaster
differences
Tragedy refers to a sad event or serious play, while disaster refers to a sudden, very bad event.
tragedy
,
misfortune
differences
Tragedy is often a large-scale sad event, while misfortune is usually smaller and personal.
Words with the same origin as tragedy
The origin of tragedy
tragedy comes from the Greek word 'tragodia', which originally meant a goat song and then a serious play with a sad ending.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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