TRAGEDY

• (noun) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

• (noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

  "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity", "the earthquake was a disaster"

  synonyms : calamity , cataclysm , catastrophe , disaster

  The huge calamity that Tsunami has caused still continues to haunt the victims. -added by Aswathy_inlas

  People have no control over climatic cataclysms. -added by Aswathy_inlas

  However much science has progressed, there is nothing effective that can be done to prevent natural catastrophes. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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