TRAGEDY


Meaning of TRAGEDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtra-jə-dē ]

noun

( plural -dies )

Etymology: Middle English tragedie, from Middle French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw) + aeidein to sing — more at troglodyte , ode

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man

b. : a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror

c. : the literary genre of tragic dramas

2.

a. : a disastrous event : calamity

b. : misfortune

3. : tragic quality or element

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.