TRAGIC


Meaning of TRAGIC in English

/ 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 ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.