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TRAGIC definition: 1. very sad, often involving death and suffering: 2. belonging or relating to literature about…. Learn more.
1. a. : regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable. a tragic mistake. b. : marked by a sense of tragedy. 2. : of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy. the tragic significance of the atomic bomb H. S. Truman. 3. a. : dealing with or treated in tragedy. the tragic hero. b. : appropriate to or typical of tragedy. tragically.
Tragic definition: characteristic or suggestive of tragedy. See examples of TRAGIC used in a sentence.
belonging or relating to literature about death or suffering: During his acting career, he has played all Shakespeare's great tragic heroes. Fewer examples. The play closed with the tragic death of both hero and heroine. He is a tragic victim of destiny. It is the height of folly and a tragic waste to gallop into war.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction. “a tragic face”. “a tragic plight”. “a tragic accident”. synonyms: tragical. sad. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness. adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy.
adjective. /ˈtrædʒɪk/. /ˈtrædʒɪk/. making you feel very sad, usually because somebody has died or suffered a lot. He was killed in a tragic accident at the age of 24. Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients.
A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a tragic accident. ...the tragic loss of so many lives.
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.
characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event.
What does the word tragic mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tragic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. tragic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. theatre (mid 1500s) literature (late 1500s) See meaning & use.
