tragic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Meanings
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Causing great sadness or suffering.
Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 164:Her father's early death was tragic.
- Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
- (in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
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(informal, predicative) Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.
That dress is tragic.
He's pretty tragic these days, hanging out with people half his age.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tragic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| tragick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most tragic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tragicaster · tragic heroine · tragic hero · tragicofarcical · tragic carpet · untragic · tragicness · nontragic · tragic flaw · tragicize · semitragic · antitragic · supertragic
Relateds
tragicomic · tragically · tragical
Synonyms
grievous · unhappy · deplorable · heartrending · distressing · rueful · tragic · lachrymable · upsetting · lamentable · saddening · pitiful · rueful · miserable · depressing · regrettable · sorrowful · heartbreaking · woebegone · sad · atrabilious · mournful · woeful · atrabiliary
Translations (87)
ru траги́ческий (causing great sadness) · mi whakahiatangi (causing great sadness) · rsk траґични (relating to tragedy) · is sorglegur (causing great sadness) · sh tràgičan (causing great sadness) · la tragicus (relating to tragedy) · ms tragik (relating to tragedy) · nl tragisch (causing great sadness) · he טְרָגִי (relating to tragedy) · rsk траґични (causing great sadness) · ko 비극의 (relating to tragedy) · be трагі́чны (relating to tragedy) · tl matrahedya (relating to tragedy) · eo tragedia (relating to tragedy) · fr tragique (relating to tragedy) · hu tragikus (relating to tragedy) · th น่าเศร้า (causing great sadness) · ca tràgic (relating to tragedy) · bg траги́чен (causing great sadness) · hi अंदोहनाक (causing great sadness) · cmn 悲痛的 (causing great sadness) · el τραγικός (relating to tragedy) · hy ողբերգական (relating to tragedy) · izh murheelliin (causing great sadness) · hi दुःखांत (causing great sadness) · fr tragique (causing great sadness) · eo tragika (causing great sadness) · fi murheellinen (causing great sadness) · ja 悲劇の (relating to tragedy) · cs tragický (causing great sadness) · uk трагі́чний (relating to tragedy) · fi traaginen (relating to tragedy) · pms tràgich (causing great sadness) · pt trágico (relating to tragedy) · ka ტრაგიკული (causing great sadness) · ko 비참하다 (causing great sadness) · lt tragiškas (causing great sadness) · nl tragisch (relating to tragedy) · sk tragický (causing great sadness) · af tragies (causing great sadness) · hi दुःखात्मक (causing great sadness) · de tragisch (causing great sadness) · ar مَأْسَاوِيّ (causing great sadness) · he טְרָגִי (causing great sadness) · nb tragisk (causing great sadness) · ca tràgic (causing great sadness) · pt trágico (causing great sadness) · tr trajik (causing great sadness) · sl tragičen (causing great sadness) · pms tràgich (relating to tragedy) · ru траги́чный (causing great sadness) · id tragis (relating to tragedy) · cmn 悲劇的 /悲剧的 (causing great sadness) · hi दर्दनाक (causing great sadness) · da tragisk (causing great sadness) · es trágico (relating to tragedy) · gl tráxico (causing great sadness) · sh тра̀гичан (causing great sadness) · hy ողբերգական (causing great sadness) · mk тра́гичен (causing great sadness) · el τραγικός (causing great sadness) · hu tragikus (causing great sadness) · nv hóyééʼ (causing great sadness) · es trágico (causing great sadness) · ar تْرَاجِيدِيّ (causing great sadness) · be трагі́чны (causing great sadness) · pl tragiczny (relating to tragedy) · uk трагі́чний (causing great sadness) · hi वियोगांत (causing great sadness) · de tragisch (relating to tragedy) · hi त्रासदिक (causing great sadness) · grc τραγικός (relating to tragedy) · sv tragisk (relating to tragedy) · lv traģisks (causing great sadness) · it tragico (causing great sadness) · fi traaginen (causing great sadness) · pl tragiczny (causing great sadness) · ru траги́ческий (relating to tragedy) · ja 悲惨な (causing great sadness) · et traagiline (causing great sadness) · bg траги́чен (relating to tragedy) · mk тра́гичен (relating to tragedy) · tl matrahedya (causing great sadness) · it tragico (relating to tragedy) · gl tráxico (relating to tragedy) · sv tragisk (causing great sadness) · ro tragic (causing great sadness)