tragic
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tragick (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ædʒɪk
Adjective
[edit]tragic (comparative more tragic, superlative most tragic)
- Causing great sadness or suffering.
- Synonyms: pitiful, rueful; see also Thesaurus:lamentable
- 2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 164:
- Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
- Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
- (in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
- (informal, chiefly predicative) 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]causing great sadness
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relating to tragedy
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Noun
[edit]tragic (plural tragics)
- (Australia, colloquial) An obsessive fan, a superfan
- 2011 March 31, James Macsmith, “General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions”, in Travel, CNN:
- Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.
- 2013 March 13. Ricky Stuart, quoted in "Doping scandal is overwhelming league: Stuart":
- I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.
- 2013 August 28, Kent Steedman, “The Knowledge: Rifled In”, in The Guardian:
- Damian was/is a football tragic, the rest of us just like it to varying degrees.
- 2015 March 29. Jermaine, Wharf Hotel website WE DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL - WE LOVE IT!
- Footy's back and as I'm a footy tragic it means I'm one very happy man.
- (obsolete) A writer of tragedy.[1]
- (obsolete) A tragedy; a tragic drama.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “tragic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French tragique, from Latin tragicus.
Adjective
[edit]tragic m or n (feminine singular tragică, masculine plural tragici, feminine and neuter plural tragice)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | tragic | tragică | tragici | tragice | |||
definite | tragicul | tragica | tragicii | tragicele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | tragic | tragice | tragici | tragice | |||
definite | tragicului | tragicei | tragicilor | tragicelor |
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