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- [traj-ik]
- /ˈtrædʒ ɪk/
- /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [traj-ik]
- /ˈtrædʒ ɪk/
Definitions of tragic word
- adjective tragic characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. 1
- adjective tragic extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. 1
- adjective tragic dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 1
- adjective tragic of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of tragedy: the tragic drama. 1
- adjective tragic acting in or writing tragedy: a tragic actor; a tragic poet. 1
- noun tragic the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.: lives that had never known anything but the tragic. 1
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Origin of tragic
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin tragicus < Greek tragikós of tragedy, equivalent to trág(os) goat + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Tragic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tragic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tragic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tragic
adj tragic
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
adjective tragic
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- fateful — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
Antonyms for tragic
adj tragic
adjective tragic
- comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
- entertaining — Providing amusement or enjoyment.
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- laffer — (entertainment industry) A comedy.
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