tra ‧ gic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tragicus , from Greek tragikos , from tragoidia ; ⇨ ↑ tragedy ]
1 . a tragic event or situation makes you feel very sad, especially because it involves death or suffering ⇨ comic :
The parents were not to blame for the tragic death of their son.
Lillian Board’s death at 22 was a tragic loss for British athletics.
2 . [only before noun] relating to tragedy in books or plays OPP comic :
a great tragic actor
tragic hero (=the main person in a tragedy)