English-Danish translations for tragedy

• tragedie
  Den store tragedie er jordskælvet. The great tragedy is the earthquake.
  Det, der er sket, er en tragedie. What has happened is a tragedy.
  Mere end noget andet er dette en menneskelig tragedie. Above all, this is a human tragedy.

Definition of tragedy

• A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character
• The genre of such works, and the art of producing them
• A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury

Related words

• tragedian
• tragedienne
• outraged
• tragedy of the commons
• be outraged