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Engelsk navneord: tragedy

1. tragedy (om begivenhed) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
The earthquake was a disaster.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster


Mindre specifikke termerbad luck, misfortune


Mere specifikke termeract of God, apocalypse, famine, force majeure, inevitable accident, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, tidal wave, tsunami, unavoidable casualty, vis major, visitation

2. tragedy (om kommunikation) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity


Mindre specifikke termerdrama


Mere specifikke termertragicomedy


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)comedy









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