tragic consequence

collocation in English

meaningsoftragicandconsequence

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tragic
adjective
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/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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(Definition oftragicandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, it has immoderate andtragicconsequencewith which we are dealing tonight.
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That second option produces a rathertragicconsequence.
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That would not necessarily be atragicconsequence, because there are some firm arguments against that in principle anyway.
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That was the terribletragicconsequenceof being wrongfully named by the child, who was seeking to protect his stepfather.
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Thetragicconsequenceis that many doctors who know say that they now feel they are not dealing with rational people.
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Atragicconsequenceof that background, and the reason for my main criticism of administration, has been the confrontational environment that it created.
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One of my regrets in this dispute is thetragicconsequencewhich the strike will have on the relations existing between the unions the staffs and the employers.
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This produces atragicconsequenceand a crisis of trust among the five friends.
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Thetragicconsequenceof this war would cause the ruin and the decline of the city.
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If things go wrong, the aesthete simply blames existence, rather than one's self, assuming some unavoidabletragicconsequenceof human existence and thus claims life is meaningless.
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This example is motivated by a real case which had tragic consequences.
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Displaced persons are always one of the saddest and most tragic consequences of war.
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I do not need to spell out the tragic consequences for a drug addict.
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The driver of a stolen car is all too often involved in an accident, with tragic consequences for himself and innocent road users.
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However, poor maintenance of vehicles can have tragic consequences.
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Is it not clear that underfunding today will have the same tragic consequences?
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