Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tragedy | Yes | No | No | No |
catastrophe | Yes | No | No | No |
tragedy (noun) | catastrophe (noun) |
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | a sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune |