trahedya

tragedynoun

Alternative meanings

A very sad or painful event. It can also refer to the dramatic genre in which characters face suffering, loss, or an adverse fate.

Pronunciation

trah-HEH-dyah

Root and affixes

Borrowed/adapted term in Cebuano/Bisaya; no native affixes are documented for this basic form.

Variants or conjugations

The variant trahediya is also documented in some materials; trahedya is a common form.

Related words and expressions

kagul-anan = sadness; kasubo = sorrow/sadness; disgrasya = misfortune/accident; dula = play or drama

Meaning and usage notes

Can be used for a real-life tragedy as well as a theatrical or literary tragedy.