名词

1. 不幸;灾难;惨剧
A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.

2. 悲剧（作品）
Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama, that is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character.

1. drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
excites terror or pity

2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

e.g. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
the earthquake was a disaster

Synonym: calamitycatastrophedisastercataclysm