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.

plural of tragedy

Obsolete spelling of tragedy

(obsolete) Like tragedy; tragical.

(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.

plural of tragedy of the commons

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