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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
Recent history is full of examples where America has chosen not to come together after a tragedy.
At an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Obama said he did not know Kirk and disagreed with many of his views, but called the killing "horrific and a tragedy".
But overall, Redford thought his beauty was more of a hindrance than a help to his career - and said karma had brought tragedy in his family life to punish him for his physical good fortune.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had previously pledged to bring in the law by the 36th anniversary of the tragedy, but Downing Street then said more time was needed to redraft it.
They said hey wanted answers about the circumstances of the "catastrophic tragedy" and would "never have closure".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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