tragedy
/ˈtrædʒədi/noun
उच्चारण ट्रैजडी
दुखद घटना, त्रासदी
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[C, U]
a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death
दुखद घटना, त्रासदी
- the Bhopal gas tragedy
- It is a tragedy that so many children are hungry.
- The bridge collapse was a tragedy for the whole city.
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- The village was struck by tragedy when the boat sank.
- It would be a tragedy if the old library were to close.
Synonyms disaster catastrophe calamity misfortune adversity
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[C, U]
a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies
त्रासदी (दुखांत नाटक)
- Shakespeare's tragedies such as Hamlet and Macbeth
- Oedipus the King is a Greek tragedy about fate and guilt.
- The class studied a tragedy by Shakespeare for the English paper.
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- Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two young lovers.
- In a tragedy, the hero often falls because of a flaw in his character.
Opposite comedy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tragedy: countable and uncountable
A tragedy is a particular sad event, and it is countable. Tragedy as a general idea or a form of drama is uncountable.
'A tragedy' कोई विशेष दुखद घटना है और countable है। सामान्य विचार या नाटक की विधा के रूप में 'tragedy' uncountable है।
- The bus accident was a terrible tragedy for the village.
- Shakespeare's plays include comedy and tragedy.
it is a tragedy that / it is a tragedy to-infinitive
Use an impersonal it to express a strong judgement that something is very sad or wasteful.
किसी बात को बहुत दुखद या व्यर्थ बताने के लिए impersonal 'it' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is a tragedy that so many talented girls leave school early.
- It would be a tragedy to waste such talent.
the tragedy of + noun / the tragedy of sb
Use of to name what the tragedy concerns or whose life it affected.
त्रासदी किस विषय या किस व्यक्ति से जुड़ी है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The tragedy of the Bhopal gas leak is still remembered.
- The poem tells of the tragedy of a farmer's life.
tragic (adjective) / tragically (adverb)
The adjective tragic describes the event; tragically is the adverb. The noun tragedy is not used as an adjective.
Adjective 'tragic' घटना का वर्णन करता है; 'tragically' उसका adverb है। Noun 'tragedy' को adjective की तरह प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता।
- He died in a tragic accident last year.
- She was tragically killed on her way to college.
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adjective + tragedy
humannationalpersonalgreekgreat
- The floods became a human tragedy for thousands of families.
verb + tragedy
avert aend inturn into amourn aprevent a
- A quick rescue averted a tragedy at the railway crossing.
tragedy + noun
strikesunfoldsoccurshitsfollows
- Tragedy struck the family on the day of the wedding.
noun + of + tragedy
sense ofscene ofvictim ofsite ofseries of
- The school was the scene of a tragedy last winter.
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- The death of the young cricketer was a national tragedy.
उस युवा क्रिकेटर की मृत्यु राष्ट्रीय त्रासदी थी।
- Students read the tragedy of Macbeth in their English course.
विद्यार्थी अपने अंग्रेज़ी पाठ्यक्रम में मैकबेथ की त्रासदी पढ़ते हैं।
- Quick action by the villagers prevented a bigger tragedy.
ग्रामीणों की तुरंत कार्रवाई ने एक बड़ी त्रासदी को रोक लिया।
- It is a tragedy that no one noticed the warning signs earlier.
यह दुखद है कि किसी ने चेतावनी के संकेतों को पहले नहीं देखा।
- The building collapse turned a happy festival into a tragedy.
इमारत गिरने से एक ख़ुशी का त्योहार त्रासदी में बदल गया।
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✗ It was a tragedy accident.
✓ It was a tragic accident.
Use the adjective tragic before a noun, not the noun tragedy.
Noun से पहले adjective 'tragic' आता है, noun 'tragedy' नहीं।
✗ A tragedy has happened in our village yesterday.
✓ A tragedy happened in our village yesterday.
With yesterday, use the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
✗ He was the victim from the tragedy.
✓ He was the victim of the tragedy.
Victim takes of before the cause of the suffering.
कष्ट के कारण से पहले 'victim' के साथ 'of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name bad events, but they differ in size, cause and feeling.
ये शब्द बुरी घटनाओं के नाम हैं, पर आकार, कारण और भावना में भिन्न हैं।
A very sad event, usually with death or great suffering, or a serious drama with a sad end.
बहुत दुखद घटना, प्रायः मृत्यु या भारी पीड़ा के साथ, या दुखांत गंभीर नाटक।
- The earthquake was a great tragedy.
A sudden event that causes great damage; it may be natural or man-made.
अचानक होने वाली घटना जो बड़ा नुकसान करे; यह प्राकृतिक या मानव-निर्मित हो सकती है।
- The cyclone was a natural disaster.
A formal word for a terrible event affecting many people.
बहुत-से लोगों को प्रभावित करने वाली भयंकर घटना के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The drought was a calamity for farmers.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
trag·e·dy
With -ge- and no d before g (not 'tradgedy' or 'tragidy'); the adjective tragic.
बीच में -ge- और g से पहले d नहीं ('tradgedy' या 'tragidy' गलत है); adjective tragic।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: Shakespeare's four great tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth; the main character's fatal flaw is called the tragic flaw (hamartia).
साहित्य में Shakespeare की चार महान त्रासदियाँ Hamlet, Othello, King Lear और Macbeth हैं; मुख्य पात्र की घातक कमज़ोरी tragic flaw (hamartia) कहलाती है।
The Bhopal gas tragedy (December 1984) was one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
भोपाल गैस त्रासदी (दिसंबर 1984) दुनिया की सबसे बुरी औद्योगिक आपदाओं में से एक थी।