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I like tragedies, whether they're sci-fi or something else, but I can't say I know much about any genre in particular.
Leos Carax

Meaning of "tragedies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAGEDIES

tragedies  [ˈtrædʒədɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAGEDIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tragedies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAGEDIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tragedies

Tragedy

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term tragedy often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. From its obscure origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, through its singular articulations in the works of Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, Racine, and Schiller, to the more recent naturalistic...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAGEDIES


antibodies
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪz
bodies
ˈbɒdɪz
caddies
ˈkædɪz
Cadiz
kəˈdɪz
corrodies
ˈkɒrədɪz
dipodies
ˈdɪpədɪz
foodies
ˈfuːdɪz
goodies
ˈɡʊdɪz
hexapodies
hekˈsæpədɪz
Indies
ˈɪndɪz
melodies
ˈmelədɪz
monodies
ˈmɒnədɪz
nobodies
ˈnəʊbədɪz
perfidies
ˈpɜːfədɪz
somebodies
ˈsʌmbədɪz
steadies
ˈstedɪz
studies
ˈstʌdɪz
teddies
ˈtedɪz
threnodies
ˈθrenədɪz
undies
ˈʌndɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAGEDIES

tragacanth
tragal
tragedian
tragedienne
tragedy
tragelaph
tragelaphine
tragi
tragi-comic
tragic
tragic flaw
tragic irony
tragical
tragically
tragicalness
tragicomedy
tragicomical
tragicomically
tragopan
tragule

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAGEDIES

buddies
candies
comedies
daddies
director of studies
dramedies
embodies
environmental studies
ladies
maladies
oldies
parodies
remedies
social studies
subsidies
the Dutch East Indies
the East Indies
the French West Indies
the Netherlands West Indies
West Indies

Synonyms and antonyms of tragedies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRAGEDIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tragedies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tragedies

Translation of «tragedies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAGEDIES

Find out the translation of tragedies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tragedies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tragedies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tragedias
570 millions of speakers

English

tragedies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्रासदियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المآسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трагедии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tragédias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়োগান্তক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tragédies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tragedi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tragödien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲劇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tragedies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bi kịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோகங்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्घटनांसंबंधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trajediler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tragedie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tragedie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трагедії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tragedii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραγωδίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tragedies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tragedier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tragedier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tragedies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGEDIES»

The term «tragedies» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGEDIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tragedies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tragedies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tragedies

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRAGEDIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tragedies.
1
Johnny Ball
Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime.
2
Robert Ballard
It is a quiet and peaceful place - and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to rest.
3
Amelia Barr
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
4
Nina Bawden
All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people.
5
James Bovard
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.
6
Andrew Coyle Bradley
Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge.
7
Andrew Coyle Bradley
We cannot arrive at Shakespeare's whole dramatic way of looking at the world from his tragedies alone, as we can arrive at Milton's way of regarding things, or at Wordsworth's or at Shelley's, by examining almost any one of their important works.
8
Dave Brat
All too frequently, the knee jerk reaction to tragedies by the media and chattering class is to move to restrict our rights... Our founding documents make it clear that our inalienable rights come from God and that the job of the government is to ensure and protect those God-given rights.
9
Leos Carax
I like tragedies, whether they're sci-fi or something else, but I can't say I know much about any genre in particular.
10
Stokely Carmichael
One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGEDIES»

Discover the use of tragedies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tragedies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Three Tragedies: Blood Wedding, Yerma, Bernarda Alba
A biographical essay accompanies this translation of the Spanish writer's three tragic dramas
Federico García Lorca, 1955
2
Four Tragedies: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes
Meineck and Woodruff's new translations of these plays combine accuracy with concision, clarity, and powerful speech.
Sophocles, Peter Meineck, Paul Woodruff, 2007
3
Shakespeare's Tragedies: Violation and Identity
A study of the linked themes of violation and identity in seven Shakespearean tragedies.
Alexander Leggatt, 2005
4
Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Romeo ...
This convenient and affordable volume—ideal for students and all lovers of literature—features four of the playwright’s greatest works: Hamlet, the revenge drama centering on the introspective Prince of Denmark—one of literature's ...
William Shakespeare, 2012
5
Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies: The Poetics of Brevity
This volume includes a significant new translation by James Falen of the plays—"The Covetous Knight," "Mozart and Salieri," "The Stone Guest," and "A Feast in Time of Plague."
Svetlana Evdokimova, 2003
6
Six Tragedies
This new edition of his six best plays captures Seneca's style in a verse translation that is both lively and accurate.
Emily Wilson, 2010
7
Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
King Lear Here is the famous and moving tragedy of a king who foolishly divides his kingdom between his two wicked daughters and estranges himself from the young daughter who loves him–a theatrical spectacle of outstanding proportions.
William Shakespeare, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan, 2009
8
Shakespeare's Tragedies
Discusses the plot, characters, and themes of five Shakespearean tragedies.
Harold Bloom, 2009
9
The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare's Tragedies
Beginning with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considering Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically one by one, this 2007 book seeks to investigate such questions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and shared ...
Janette Dillon, 2007
10
Constitutional Stupidities, Constitutional Tragedies
Rather, modern immigrants would base their identities on their religions. The landscape of U.S. immigration has changed dramatically since Herberg first published his theory.
William N. Eskridge, Sanford Levinson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGEDIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tragedies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tragedies tie survivors across Detroit city-suburb border
Chris Samuel was among those distributing posters about the December killing. He didn't know Paige Stalker, but a similar tragedy ended up connecting him to ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Scientists warn of 13 day 'terror alert' following tragedies
The researchers found that the incidence of such tragedies is significantly higher in ... Thee research suggests that around 20 to 30 per cent of such tragedies ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Michelle Obama on Charleston: 'Too many tragedies like this' - video
I pray for a community that I know is in pain, and with the hope that tragedies like this will one day come to an end." Source: Reuters. Friday 19 June 2015 11.33 ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Sobotka: EU must prevent further refugee boat tragedies
Prague, April 20 (ČTK) — The European Union must try to stabilize the countries from which refugees have been coming to Europe to prevent tragedies such as ... «Prague Post, Apr 15»
5
US tourists continue to visit Malaysia despite air tragedies – Bernama
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and MH370 were two tragedies that marked a bleak year for the Malaysian aviation industry. Despite that, tourists from the United ... «The Malaysian Insider, Apr 15»
6
Exclusive: Miami Police Chief Asks For Public's Help After Two …
Exclusive: Miami Police Chief Asks For Public's Help After Two Tragedies. March 26, 2015 6:35 PM. View Comments. Related Tags: Booker T. Washington H.S., ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
7
Counselors on hand at JCPS schools after 2 recent tragedies
—Two tragedies rocked Jefferson County Public Schools and on Monday, ... to discuss how they're helping students and staff cope with the two tragedies. «WLKY Louisville, Mar 15»
8
McDonald's new 'Signs' ad raises eyebrows over references to …
Intermixed with those local references are signs alluding to national tragedies and, presumably, a fast food dive's place in helping America cope with difficulty ... «Examiner.com, Jan 15»
9
Paris tragedies raise familiar question of how to deal with …
The tragedies that unfolded in Paris this week point to the growing issue of homegrown radicalization, a problem familiar to many Canadians. Watching the ... «Globalnews.ca, Jan 15»
10
Management Culture and Airline Tragedies
Of course, the AirAsia tragedy came after Malaysia Airlines Fight MH370 went missing, probably over the southern end of the Indian Ocean in March, and after ... «The Diplomat, Jan 15»

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