tragedy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
Types & categories
- misfortune hypernym
- act of God hyponym
- apocalypse hyponym
- famine hyponym
- kiss of death hyponym
- meltdown hyponym
- plague hyponym
- visitation hyponym
- tidal wave hyponym
- tsunami hyponym
Related & opposite
- cataclysmal derivation
- calamitous derivation
- tragic derivation
Sense 2 noun
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
Types & categories
- drama hypernym
- tragicomedy hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cataclysmal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | calamitous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tragic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | misfortune |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | act of God |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apocalypse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | famine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kiss of death |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meltdown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plague |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | visitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tidal wave |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tsunami |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | comedy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tragic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | drama |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tragicomedy |