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trag·ic
(trăj′ĭk)adj.
1. Relating to or characteristic of dramatic tragedy or tragedies: tragic plays; the tragic hero.
2. Writing or performing in tragedy: a tragic poet.
3. Having the elements of tragedy; involving death, grief, or destruction: a tragic accident.
[Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos, from tragos, goat, from trōgein, trag-, to munch, nibble (especially of herbivorous animals); probably akin to Armenian aracel, to graze, browse. For the connection of goats to tragedy, see tragedy.]
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tragic
(ˈtrædʒɪk) or less commonlytragical
adj
1. (Theatre) of, relating to, or characteristic of tragedy
2. mournful or pitiable: a tragic face.
ˈtragically adv
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trag•ic
(ˈtrædʒ ɪk)also trag′i•cal,
adj.
1. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event.
2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of tragedy: a tragic actor; tragic solemnity.
[1535–45; < Latin tragicus < Greek tragikós of tragedy =trág(os) goat + -ikos -ic]
trag′i•cal•ly, adv.
trag′i•cal•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | tragic - very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident" sad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti |
2. | tragic - of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy; "tragic hero" drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater |
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tragic
adjective
1. distressing, shocking, sad, awful, appalling, fatal, deadly, unfortunate, disastrous, dreadful, dire, catastrophic, grievous, woeful, lamentable, ruinous, calamitous, wretched, ill-starred, ill-fated the tragic loss of so many lives
distressing lucky, satisfying, fortunate, worthwhile, beneficial
distressing lucky, satisfying, fortunate, worthwhile, beneficial
2. sad, miserable, dismal, pathetic, heartbreaking, anguished, mournful, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, pitiable She is a tragic figure.
sad happy, comic, cheerful, joyful
sad happy, comic, cheerful, joyful
3. dreadful, terrible, awful, galling, grievous, regrettable, abject, deplorable, lamentable, wretched, vexatious This is a tragic waste of such a young life.
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Translations
تراجيدي، مأساويمأساوي، فاجِعمَأْسَاوِيّ
tragický
tragisk
traaginen
tragičan
tragikus
harmleika-sorglegur
悲惨な
비극적인
tragický
tragičen
tragisk
น่าสลดใจ
trajikfecîtrajedi ile ilgili
bi thảm
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tragic
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tragedy
(ˈtrӕdʒədi) – plural ˈtragedies – noun1. (a) drama about unfortunate events with a sad outcome. `Hamlet' is one of Shakespeare's tragedies.
2. an unfortunate or sad event. His early death was a great tragedy for his family.
ˈtragic adjective1. sad; unfortunate. I heard of the tragic death of her son.
2. of tragedy or tragedies. a tragic hero.
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tragic
→ مَأْسَاوِيّ tragický tragisk tragisch τραγικός trágico traaginen tragique tragičan tragico 悲惨な 비극적인 tragisch tragisk tragiczny trágico трагический tragisk น่าสลดใจ trajik bi thảm 悲剧的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009