plural of tragedy

Obsolete spelling 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.

(obsolete) Like tragedy; tragical.

plural of tragedy of the commons

(ecology, economics, politics, social criticism) A situation in which unmanaged use of a shared resource (such as the atmosphere or an ocean) by a number of participants results in the unintended ruin or total consumption of that resource.

A tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.

a female tragedian; a woman who acts in tragic drama

plural of tragedienne