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tragic

Sometimes trag·i·cal

[traj-ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characteristic or suggestive of tragedy.
tragic solemnity.
Antonyms: comic
extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic.
a tragic plight.
Synonyms: pitiful
Antonyms: comic
dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal.
a tragic event.
Antonyms: comic
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of tragedy.
the tragic drama.
acting in or writing tragedy.
a tragic actor; a tragic poet.

noun

the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc..
lives that had never known anything but the tragic.

tragic

/ ˈtrædʒɪk, ˈtrædʒɪkəl /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of tragedy
mournful or pitiable
a tragic face

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Other Word Forms

tragically adverb
tragicalness noun
hypertragic adjective
hypertragical adjective
hypertragically adverb
nontragic adjective
nontragical adjective
nontragically adverb
nontragicalness noun
quasi-tragic adjective
quasi-tragically adverb
supertragic adjective
supertragically adverb
untragic adjective
untragical adjective
untragically adverb
untragicalness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tragic¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikós “of tragedy,” from trág(os) “goat” + -ikos -ic; tragedy ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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“Losin’ Kind” is about a night in the life of a hard-luck character who meets a girl, falls in love, and makes a series of tragic decisions that destroy his life.

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tragedy tragic flaw

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