tragic

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.

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[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 commonly

tragical

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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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tragic - very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident" tragical 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

2. sad, miserable, dismal, pathetic, heartbreaking, anguished, mournful, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, pitiable She is a tragic figure.
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

tragisch

τραγικός

trágico

traaginen

tragique

tragičan

tragikus

harmleika-sorglegur

tragico

悲惨な

비극적인

tragisch

tragisktragedie-

tragiczny

trágico

трагический

tragický

tragičen

tragisk

น่าสลดใจ

trajikfecîtrajedi ile ilgili

bi thảm

悲剧的不幸的悲剧性的

tragic

[ˈtrædʒɪk] ADJ (gen) (Theat) → trágico

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tragic

[ˈtrædʒɪk] adj

[incident, event] → tragique

[play, hero] → tragique

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tragic

adj → tragisch; the tragic and the comic (Theat) → das Tragische und das Komische; tragic actor → Tragöde m; tragic actress → Tragödin f

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tragic

[ˈtrædʒɪk] adj → tragico/a
tragic actor → attore m tragico

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tragedy

(ˈtrӕdʒədi) – plural ˈtragedies – noun

1. (a) drama about unfortunate events with a sad outcome. `Hamlet' is one of Shakespeare's tragedies. tragedie مأساة، رِوايَةٌ مأساوِيَّه трагедия tragédia tragédie die Tragödie tragedie τραγωδίαtragedia tragöödia تراژدی tragedia tragédieאסון, טרגדיה दुखद घटना tragedija tragédia, dráma tragedi harmleikur tragedia 悲劇 비극 tragedija traģēdija tragedi tragedietragedie, sørgespilltragedia تراژیدی، مصیبت tragédia tragedie трагедия tragedija tragedija tragedi โศกนาฏกรรม trajedi, ağlatı 悲劇 трагедія الميہ ناٹک bi kịch 悲剧

2. an unfortunate or sad event. His early death was a great tragedy for his family. tragedie, hartseer saak حادِث مأساوي، مأساه трагедия tragédia tragédie die Tragödie tragedie τραγικό γεγονός tragedia tragöödia, õnnetus مصیبت tragedia tragédieאסון दु:खान्त नाटक tragedija tragédia peristiwa sedih sorgaratburður tragedia 不幸 비극적 사건 tragedija traģēdija tragedi tragedie ulykke, tragedietragedia مصیبت tragédia tragedie, neno­rocire трагическое событие tragedija tragedija tragedi เหตุการณ์ร้ายแรง trajedi, facia 不幸 трагедія حادثہ، الميہ thảm kịch 不幸

ˈtragic adjective

1. sad; unfortunate. I heard of the tragic death of her son. tragies مأساوي، فاجِع трагичен trágico tragický tragisch tragisk τραγικόςtrágico traagiline, õnnetu دلخراش؛ مصیبت بار traaginen tragiqueמעציב दु:खद tragičan, potresan tragikus tragis sorglegur tragico 不幸な 비통한 tragiškas traģisks penuh tragedi tragischtragisk, uheldigtragiczny مصیبتی، زړه بوګنونکی trágico tragic трагический tragický tragičen tragičan tragisk น่าสลดใจ trajik, fecî 不幸的，悲劇的 трагічний; катастрофічний اندوہ ناک، غم ناک đáng buồn 不幸的，悲剧的

2. of tragedy or tragedies. a tragic hero. tragedies تراجيدي، مأساوي трагически trágico tragický tragisch tragisk τραγικόςtrágico traagiline وابسته به تراژدی traaginen tragiqueטרגי त्रासदी का, त्रासदी की शैली में, दुखद, दर्दनाक, आपत्तिपूर्ण tragični tragikus dari tragedi harmleika- tragico 悲劇の 비극의 tragiškas traģisks; traģēdijas- tragedi tragischtragisk, tragedie-tragiczny تراژدی پوری تړلی trágico tra­gic трагический tragický tragičen tragičan tragisk ร้ายแรง trajik, trajedi ile ilgili 悲劇性的 трагедійний الميہ سے متعلق như bi kịch 悲剧性的

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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

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