tragic
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ɪk adjective
1.
characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
2.
extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight.
3.
dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event.
5.
acting in or writing tragedy: a tragic actor; a tragic poet.
Also, trag·i·cal.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin tragicus < Greek tragikós of tragedy, equivalent to trág(os) goat + -ikos -ic
1535–45; < Latin tragicus < Greek tragikós of tragedy, equivalent to trág(os) goat + -ikos -ic
Related forms
trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
trag·i·cal·ness, noun
hy·per·trag·ic, adjective
hy·per·trag·i·cal, adjective
hy·per·trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·trag·ic, adjective
non·trag·i·cal, adjective
non·trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·trag·i·cal·ness, noun
qua·si-trag·ic, adjective
qua·si-trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·trag·ic, adjective
su·per·trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·trag·ic, adjective
un·trag·i·cal, adjective
un·trag·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·trag·i·cal·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. distressing, pitiful.
2. distressing, pitiful.
Antonyms
1–3. comic.
1–3. comic.
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| 1. | of, relating to, or characteristic of tragedy |
| 2. | mournful or pitiable: a tragic face |
| tragical or tragical | |
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| 'tragically or tragical | |
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Word Origin & History
tragic
1540s, "calamitous, disastrous, fatal," shortened from tragical (late 15c.), modeled on L. tragicus, from Gk. tragikos "of or pertaining to tragedy," lit. "of or pertaining to a goat," and probably referring to a satyr impersonated by a goat singer or satyric actor (see
tragedy). Tragic flaw (1913) translates Gk. hamartia.
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