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tragesty

tragesty noun: a tragedy, a travesty: a disastrous, appalling situation.

Noun

tragesty

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) A tragedy, a travesty: a disastrous, appalling situation.
    • Then she babbled on for a bit about what a 'tragesty' slavery was and thank goodness Martin Luther King helped end it. Not very bright.2024 March 12, Jane Roper, The Society of Shame: A Novel, Vintage, →ISBN, page 122
    • "And break his streak? No, dude, that would be a tragesty of massive proportions.2022 August 3, E.Z. Prine, Pirate Penance: A Rock 'n' Roll Novel, Pure Barry Press, →ISBN

Origin of tragesty

Blend of tragedy + travesty.

Questions about tragesty

What does tragesty mean?
Tragesty means a tragedy, a travesty: a disastrous, appalling situation.
What part of speech is tragesty?
Tragesty is a noun.

Words near tragesty in the dictionary

  1. Trager
  2. Trager approach
  3. Tragers
  4. Trageser
  5. Tragesers
  6. tragesty
  7. traghetti
  8. traghetto
  9. traghettos
  10. tragi
  11. tragic

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