/ ˈtrædʒɪk; NAmE / adjective
1.
making you feel very sad, usually because sb has died or suffered a lot :
He was killed in a tragic accident at the age of 24.
Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients.
It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized.
2.
[ only before noun ] connected with tragedy (= the style of literature) :
a tragic actor / hero
► tra·gic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
Tragically, his wife was killed in a car accident.
He died tragically young.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French tragique , via Latin from Greek tragikos , from tragos goat, but associated with tragōidia (see tragedy ).