tragedy

A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.countableuncountable

The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.countableuncountable

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.countableuncountable

• We saw a farmhouse burning down in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. And we rolled right past that tragedy 'till we turned into some road house lights.
• […] last month's flooding in the Buffalo Creek Valley […]. The tragedy took more than one hundred lives[…]