tragedy synonyms

tragedy

n.

  1. Unhappy fate

    lot, bad fortune, misfortune, doom, bad end, no good end.

    Antonyms happiness*, fortune*, success. *

  2. A tragic event or series of events

    disaster, catastrophe, misfortune, adversity, affliction, hardship, struggle, misadventure, curse, blight, humiliation, wreck, failure, one blow after another*, hard knocks*; see also difficulty 1, 2, catastrophe.

    Antonyms success*, prosperity*, good fortune. *

  3. An artistic creation climaxed by catastrophe

    novel, play, tragic poem, melodrama, tragic drama, Elizabethan tragedy, Greek tragedy, French classic tragedy; see also drama 1.

    Antonyms comedy*, satire*, burlesque.

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