Sadness and Tragedy

Sadness

Sadness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

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Tragedy and sadness are semantically related in unhappiness topic. In some cases you can use "Tragedy" instead a noun "Sadness".

Nearby Words: sad, sadly

Tragedy noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.

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Sadness and tragedy are semantically related in pain topic. Sometimes you can use "Sadness" instead a noun "Tragedy".

Nearby Word: tragedian

human	human sadness	human tragedy
pure	pure sadness	pure tragedy
long	long sadness	long tragedy
typical	typical sadness	typical tragedy
Other adjectives: certain, true, sheer, actual, real, great, terrible, horrible, dark, potential, maximum, recent.

The title character himself is very intriguing, being a masked madman with a lot of tragedy and sadness has made him one of the most iconic villains (if not characters) in movie lore.

Source: Theatre Phantom
It was the emotion of seeing something so powerful and advanced that caused his discomfort — an overwhelming mixture of sadness, tragedy, grief and weariness.

Source: Literature / By His Bootstraps
It was the emotions the High One was feeling that caused his discomfort - an overwhelming mixture of sadness, tragedy, grief and weariness.

Source: These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know

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