tragedy vs apocalypse
apocalypse vs tragedytragedy and apocalypse both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tragedy | Yes | No | No | No |
| apocalypse | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
apocalypse is a hyponym of
tragedy; that is, apocalypse is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
tragedy:
- tragedy: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- apocalypse: a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
Other hyponyms of tragedy include
act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, visitation, tidal wave, tsunami.
| tragedy (noun) | apocalypse (noun) |
|---|---|
| drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil |
| an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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