tragedies

NOUN

disaster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversity calamity catastrophe failure hardship humiliation misfortune mishap shock struggle woe wreck

STRONG

affliction blight blow cataclysm contretemps curse curtains dole dolor doom downer lot misadventure mischance reverse waterloo

WEAK

bad fortune bad luck hard knocks the worst unluckiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage benefit blessing favor fortune gain good fortune good luck happiness joy profit success

STRONG

boon health

WEAK

victory

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tragedies

By comparison Uganda has had nine since 2000, with officials there saying lessons learnt from past tragedies have allowed them to stop the disease ripping through the country on various occasions.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

After two and a half centuries of triumphs and tragedies, slavery and freedom, civil war and world wars, multiple surveys indicate a nation divided about where it is and where it's going.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Coriolanus” has never been one of Shakespeare’s more popular tragedies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The tragedies that happened to Africans were not mine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver