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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
In 1968, Hardin wrote his essay “The Tragedy of the Commons,” which warned that population growth will outpace the gains of conservation as people overuse the planet’s resources.
“The idea that we have a child, a teenager, who is seriously ill from this virus is just really an utter tragedy. But sadly, it’s not surprising, given everything we’ve known about H5N1 and its potential to cause illness.”
“I played Othello at 22. I am about to play Othello at 70,” he said, referring to the 2025 Broadway production of the tragedy co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
“I think the election of Donald Trump could be potentially a tragedy for our best hopes of transitioning to a more clean energy economy,” Rawlins said, pointing to the president-elect’s promises to fossil-fuel companies while campaigning.
On a previous visit to Valencia, the king, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the regional president Carlos Mazón were insulted, jostled and had mud thrown at them by people in the town of Paiporta, due to the perceived lack of state help in the wake of the tragedy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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