tragic outcome

collocation in English

meaningsoftragicandoutcome

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withoutcome.
tragic
adjective
uk
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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outcome
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈaʊt.kʌm/us
/ˈaʊt.kʌm/
a result or effect of an action, ...
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(Definition oftragicandoutcomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftragic outcome

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Memoirs too refuse thetragicoutcome, since they refuse the imposition of tragedy's laws; theirs rather the pathos and potential of failed revolution, their comedy ironic rather than romantic.
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We cannot keep thistragicoutcome, which is so imprinted on our minds, out of our discussion.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We cannot avoid thinking about thetragicoutcome, which has made such a deep impression on our minds.
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Who would prefer to uphold increasing uncertainty and armed violence with an openly approachingtragicoutcome?
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But we believe this would be atragicoutcome.
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That, in a couple of sentences, shows thetragicoutcomeof a series of avoidable mistakes.
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This amendment will help to avoid such atragicoutcometo a well-intentioned policy.
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Things go wrong as a result of a variety of decisions made by many people and may culminate in atragicoutcomewhich is no one person's fault.
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In the heat of an argument, she knocks him unconscious, extorts money from him, and in her anger and desperation, forces atragicoutcome.
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The mosttragicoutcomeof his effect on the piano scene in this country is a sense of hopelessness that most students now feel.
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Thetragicoutcomemight seem perverse and even silly when considered as part of a supposedly realistic story.
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Calling it a beautifully told wolf story with atragicoutcome, she recommended the novel for teenage readers who love animals.
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This leads him into crime, and atragicoutcomefor both of them.
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