tragic
//ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk//
Forms
- Comparative
- more tragic
- Superlative
- most tragic
- Plural
- tragics
Definitions
1.Causing great sadness or suffering.
- Her father's early death was tragic.
2.Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
3.Having been the victim of a tragedy.
4.Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.(informal)
- He's pretty tragic these days, hanging out with people half his age.
1.An obsessive fan, a superfan(colloquial)
- I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.
- Damian was/is a football tragic, the rest of us just like it to varying degrees.
- Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4515
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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.