tragic
Americanadjective
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characteristic or suggestive of tragedy.
tragic solemnity.
- Antonyms:
- comic
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extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic.
a tragic plight.
- Synonyms:
- pitiful
- Antonyms:
- comic
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dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal.
a tragic event.
- Antonyms:
- comic
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of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of tragedy.
the tragic drama.
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acting in or writing tragedy.
a tragic actor; a tragic poet.
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of tragedy
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mournful or pitiable
a tragic face
Other Word Forms
- hypertragic adjective
- hypertragical adjective
- hypertragically adverb
- nontragic adjective
- nontragical adjective
- nontragically adverb
- nontragicalness noun
- quasi-tragic adjective
- quasi-tragically adverb
- supertragic adjective
- supertragically adverb
- tragically adverb
- tragicalness noun
- untragic adjective
- untragical adjective
- untragically adverb
- untragicalness noun
Etymology
Origin of tragic
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikós “of tragedy,” from trág(os) “goat” + -ikos -ic; tragedy ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"We pray for God's mercy upon those who lost their lives in this tragic accident and extend our condolences to their families," he added.
From Barron's
“This tragic and painful incident occurred during their return from an official trip from the Turkish city of Ankara,” Dbeibah said Tuesday on X.
Here is what we know about the event’s that led up to Tuesday’s tragic discovery.
From Los Angeles Times
In a statement posted on Instagram on Monday, Asake said he was "devastated by the tragic incident".
From BBC
Barely ten days later, Pelley’s words now ring with a tragic, hollow naivety.
From Salon
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