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   Trag·ic

   /ˈtrajik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow: "the shooting was a tragic accident" Similar disastrouscalamitouscatastrophiccataclysmicdevastatingterribledreadfulappallinghorrendousdireruinousgruesomeawfulmiserablewretchedunfortunatefataldeadlymortallethaldreadfulterribleawfuldeplorablelamentableregrettableabjectmiserablewretchedgrievousgallingvexatiousOpposite fortunatelucky
   • ▪ suffering extreme distress or sorrow: "the tragic parents reached the end of their tether" Similar sadunhappypatheticmovingdistressingpainfulsorrowfulheart-rendingagonizingstirringdisturbingpitifulpiteousmelancholydolefulmournfuldejecteddespondentanguisheddesolatedismalgloomyOpposite happyjoyful
   • ▪ very bad or inadeqate: informal "she wears tragic cardigans, usually done up the wrong way"
   • 2. relating to tragedy in a literary work or as a genre: "the same rules apply whether the plot is tragic or comic"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French tragique, via Latin from Greek tragikos, from tragos ‘goat’, but associated with tragōidia (see tragedy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tragical adjective

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