human tragedy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhumanandtragedy
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human
adjective
uk/ˈhjuː.mən/us/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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tragedy
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/us/ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/
a very sad event or situation, especially one involving death ...
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(Definition ofhumanandtragedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhuman tragedy
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In his view, language may be and frequently is the main culprit responsible forhumantragedy.
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Protein-calorie malnutrition presents ahumantragedy, for many children die before reaching 5 years of age.
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Medical and social science professionals' responses have put governments on notice that this is ahumantragedyto be confronted on the basis of crossdisciplinary knowledge.
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Far from being a disaster, it was the end of ahumantragedywhich had cost the lives of thousands of their sons.
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This fine collection of essays is an attempt to apply a more dispassionate analysis to this emotive and contested topic, without losing sight of thehumantragedy.
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We must show unwavering solidarity in the light of thishumantragedy.
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Divorce is ahumantragedyfor the parties and their children.
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Thishumantragedymust be avoided at all costs in the future.
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We seek to bring to an end thehumantragedynow unfolding.
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The situation of these refugees is a greathumantragedy.
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Setting aside thehumantragedyinvolved, what are the economic implications of those statistics?
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We know that behind each of those situations is ahumantragedy.
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Thehumantragedyinvolved in figures of that magnitude does not need explanation.
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I suppose there is no disease which has been responsible for greaterhumantragedy.
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It is about people and their families and bringing some relief to ahumantragedy.
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There is a great deal ofhumantragedyand it is getting worse.
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It is not only ahumantragedy, but is a terrible waste of public money.
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That is ahumantragedywhich we may at some stage need to consider.
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I deeply regret that the outcome has been suchhumantragedy.
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The scale ofhumantragedythat is involved is difficult to accept.
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