English Explanatory Dictionary

tragic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing great sadness or suffering.
  2. Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
  3. Having been the victim of a tragedy.
  4. Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.
noun
  1. An obsessive fan, a superfan
  2. A writer of tragedy.
  3. A tragedy; a tragic drama.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ en-au-tragic.ogg

Word forms

tragic more tragic most tragic tragick tragics

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.

Synonyms

pitiful rueful atrabiliary atrabilious deplorable depressing distressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending miserable lamentable lachrymable mournful regrettable sad saddening sorrowful tragic unhappy upsetting woebegone woeful

Related words

tragicomic tragical tragically

Derived words

tragic carpet tragic flaw tragic hero tragic heroine
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