טרגדיה

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Hebrew

Noun

טְרָגֶדְיָה (tragédyaf (plural indefinite טְרָגֶדְיוֹת, singular construct טְרָגֶדְיַת־, plural construct טְרָגֶדְיוֹת־)

  1. Tragedy: a tradition of Western drama based on human suffering.
  2. A tragedy: a specific play in this tradition.
  3. A tragedy: a calamity, a terrible event.
    • 2019 April 2, ניו יורק טיימס, “רומיאו מצא את יוליה שלו, עכשיו הוא רק צריך להיזכר איך מעמידים צאצאים”, in Ha'aretz:
      נדמה היה שסיפורו של צפרדע המים רומיאו ייגמר בטרגדיה אקולוגית.
      Nidma haya shesipuro shel tsfarde'a hamayim Romio yigmar b'tragedya ekologit.
      It seemed that the story of the water frog Romeo would end in an ecological tragedy.

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