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tragic

adj
/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.

  1. derived from τραγικός — “of or relating to tragedy”

Definitions

  1. Causing great sadness or suffering.

    • Her father's early death was tragic.

  2. Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

  3. Having been the victim of a tragedy.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Cringeworthy

      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.

    2. An obsessive fan, a superfan

      • Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.
      • I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.
      • Damian was/is a football tragic, the rest of us just like it to varying degrees.

    3. A writer of tragedy.

    4. A tragedy

      A tragedy; a tragic drama.

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Derived

tragic carpet, tragic flaw, tragic hero, tragic heroine

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tragic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA