personal tragedy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandtragedy
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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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 ofpersonalandtragedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is the disjuncture between the two which constitutes the core ofpersonaltragedy.
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At the individual level, the loss of inter-generational communication and continuity is apersonaltragedy.
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One person's death is apersonaltragedy, and his loved ones care.
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Turner radically claims that it is the disjunction between these two which constitutes the core ofpersonaltragedy.
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Loss of savings can be apersonaltragedyfor the families concerned.
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Those statistics carry apersonaltragedyfor all those young men and their families.
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The consequences of thatpersonaltragedyare serious, regardless of a person's wealth or social standing.
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Each case is apersonaltragedyfor some family.
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It is more than apersonaltragedythat he has not met that challenge.
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The courage with which they faced this appallingpersonaltragedylives with me still.
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After suffering the most appallingpersonaltragedy, she has gone out and fought.
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Every one of the disparities is apersonaltragedy.
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Others had different tales ofpersonaltragedyto tell, concerning younger people.
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However, does he appreciate that each one of these 49 cases is apersonaltragedy?
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That was a clear statement ofpersonaltragedy.
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The element ofpersonaltragedyin this terrible calamity has moved the hearts of our people.
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Obviously, both the departments appreciate thepersonaltragedywhen bankruptcy is looming.
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However, all fatalities represent apersonaltragedyand there is no scope for complacency.
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It is apersonaltragedyfor far too many of our fellow citizens.
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