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tragic

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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tragic (comparative more tragic, superlative most tragic)

  1. 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?
  2. Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
  3. (in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
    • 2008 February 14, “Search for tragic Madeleine McCann over”, in The Daily Telegraph[2], Australia:
    • 2012 June 25, Gary Meneely, “Keano's tribute to tragic James”, in The Irish Sun[3]:
  4. (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.

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Noun

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tragic (plural tragics)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) An obsessive fan, a superfan
  2. (obsolete) A writer of tragedy.[1]
  3. (obsolete) A tragedy; a tragic drama.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 tragic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tragique, from Latin tragicus.

Adjective

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tragic m or n (feminine singular tragică, masculine plural tragici, feminine and neuter plural tragice)

  1. tragical

Declension

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Declension of tragic
singular plural
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