noun [C,U] (plural tragedies)
1 a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death:
It's a tragedy that she died so young. * Tragedy struck the family when their three-year-old son was hit by a car and killed. * The whole affair ended in tragedy. * Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try to find the cause of the tragedy.
2 a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies; plays of this type:
Shakespeare's tragedies * Greek tragedy
compareCOMEDY
