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tragedy
noun as in disaster
Strongest matches
adversity, calamity, catastrophe, failure, hardship, humiliation, misfortune, mishap, shock, struggle, woe, wreck
Strong matches
affliction, blight, blow, cataclysm, contretemps, curse, curtains, dole, dolor, doom, downer, lot, misadventure, mischance, reverse, waterloo
Weak matches
Example Sentences
“The great tragedy is we were robbed of a potentially generational leader in Garfield,” Makowsky says.
Together, the trio creates something that resonates far more than a single murder, or even a national tragedy.
Indeed, most everything about the Garfield story is dramatic — a tragedy, not merely for the family, but for the nation.
Robert experiences setbacks and tragedy, but his individual story is folded into a vision of America where his invisible life has meaning.
The idea that you’re going to use that tragedy and intercut images with a woman with a hijab giving a speech, to me is so grotesquely craven.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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