Engelsk navneord: tragedy | |||
1. | tragedy (om begivenhed) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity. The earthquake was a disaster. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bad luck, misfortune | ||
Mere specifikke termer | act 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 termer | drama | ||
Mere specifikke termer | tragicomedy | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | comedy | ||