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megatragedy

megatragedy noun: a huge tragedy.

Noun

megatragedy (plural megatragedies)

  1. A huge tragedy.
    • However, there can be difficulties, indeed megatragedies, when an ethic is made into metaphysics and must assume the burden of answering the foundational questions of being and meaning.1994, George F. McLean, Tradition, Harmony, and Transcendence, page 87
    • Yeah, I know, it's a megatragedy, but they happen once a week.2005, Hugh Cook, To Find and Wake the Dreamer, page 533

Forms of megatragedy

pluralmegatragedies

Origin of megatragedy

From mega- + tragedy.

Questions about megatragedy

What does megatragedy mean?
Megatragedy means a huge tragedy.
What part of speech is megatragedy?
Megatragedy is a noun.
What is the plural of megatragedy?
The plural of megatragedy is megatragedies.

Words near megatragedy in the dictionary

  1. megatower
  2. megatowers
  3. megatracksite
  4. megatracksites
  5. megatragedies
  6. megatragedy
  7. megatransposon
  8. megatransposons
  9. megatrend
  10. megatrends
  11. megatrial

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