tragedy, tragedies 1. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances; the genre made up of such works and the art or theory of writing or producing these works. 2. A play, film, telev... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2172/