tragic
pronunciation
How to pronounce tragic in British English:
UK [ˈtrædʒɪk]
How to pronounce tragic in American English:
US [ˈtrædʒɪk]
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- Adjective:
- very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
- of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
Word Origin
- tragic (adj.)
- 1540s, "calamitous, disastrous, fatal" ("resembling the actions in a stage tragedy"), shortened from tragical (late 15c.), modeled on Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos "of or pertaining to tragedy; stately, majestic; plaintive," literally "goatish, of or pertaining to a goat," and perhaps referring to a satyr impersonated by a goat singer or satyric actor, from tragodia (see tragedy). Tragic flaw (1913) translates Greek hamartia. Related: Tragically.
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Example
- 1. A tragic story that perhaps happens only in the movies .
- 2. It 's been a heartbreakingly tragic two months for coal .
- 3. It is a phrase that rings with tragic irony today .
- 4. The naive quality of the map is so stark against its tragic contents .
- 5. Is the sad and tragic victim of this industry obscene .