Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with tragedy in American Collocation
tragedy
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈtrædʒədi/
very bad
appalling
awful
horrific
terrible
unspeakable
Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this week’s terrible tragedies.
affecting people’s lives
human
humanitarian
War will cause a humanitarian tragedy and a political crisis.
affecting a particular person
personal
He experienced a personal tragedy when his son Hamnet died in 1596.
going to happen soon
impending
A mood of impending tragedy hangs over their lives.
avoid or prevent a tragedy
avert
avoid
prevent
What actions might have averted the tragedies that rate among the worst in human history.
experience a tragedy
be affected by
be blighted by
be devastated by
be hit by
be touched by
experience
suffer
In 1881 he suffered a tragedy when his brother Dante died suddenly.
end in tragedy
end in
lead to
result in
turn into
The gang corners Jim and challenges him to take part in a car race which ends in tragedy.
deal with tragedy
cope with
deal with
react to
respond to
We humans use different ways to cope with a tragedy.