tragedy Synonyms

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