TRAGIC definition: characteristic or suggestive of tragedy. See examples of tragic used in a sentence.

Definition of tragic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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The meaning of TRAGIC is regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable. How to use tragic in a sentence.

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tragic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

    TRAGIC meaning: 1. very sad, often involving death and suffering: 2. belonging or relating to literature about…. Learn more.

  1. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of tragedy: a tragic actor; tragic solemnity.
  2. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of tragedy: a tragic actor; tragic solemnity.
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