tragic.
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Meaning & usage
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Her father's early death was tragic.
Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
Having been the victim of a tragedy.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
An obsessive fan, a superfan
A writer of tragedy.
A tragedy; a tragic drama.
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.