a personal tragedy
1tragedy — [[t]træ̱ʤɪdi[/t]] ♦♦♦ tragedies 1) N VAR A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy... Maskell s life had not been without tragedy. 2) N VAR Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama …
2personal — per|son|al1 [ pɜrsənl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 your own ▸ 2 private ▸ 3 aimed at one person ▸ 4 with direct relationship ▸ 5 done by someone themselves 1. ) usually before noun used about your own opinions or feelings: My own personal view is that… …
3personal — I UK [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)nəl] / US [ˈpɜrsən(ə)l] adjective *** 1) [usually before noun] used about your own opinions or feelings My own personal view is that boxing should be banned. Choosing a new car is a matter of personal preference. a) used about… …
4tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
5Tragedy of the commons — Cows on Selsley Common. The tragedy of the commons is one way of accounting for overexploitation. The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting… …
6tragedy — noun 1 event/situation that causes great sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, appalling (esp. BrE), awful, big, enormous, great, horrible, horrific, major, rea …
7personal — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ It felt too personal to tell you. ▪ become, get ▪ Am I getting …
8Personal Emergency Link — The Personal Emergency Link (PE Link) was established by Senior Citizen Home Safe Association to launch a 24 hour personal emergency link to help the needy in Hong Kong.BackgroundIn 1996, an unexpected cold spell killed more than a hundred… …
9Tragedy Of The Commons — An economic problem in which every individual tries to reap the greatest benefit from a given resource. As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, every individual who consumes an additional unit directly harms others who can no longer …
10The Birth of Tragedy — Out of the Spirit of Music   …
