(tragedies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an extremely sad event or situation.
They have suffered an enormous personal ~...
Maskell’s life had not been without ~.
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2.
Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama, that is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character.
The story has elements of ~ and farce.
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