tragedy Synonyms

disasters trial tragedian sorrow setback sadness ruin reverse problem potboiler poignancy play pathos ordeal mishap misfortune tribulation trouble tragically Sophocles sob story broadway trauma hard cheese bad luck act of God showmanship ill luck worry woe visitation vaudeville unluckiness misery mischance misadventure catastrophe cataclysm casualty calamity buskin burden blow blight apologue apocalypse anxiety alluvion afterpiece affliction