Tragic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrædʒɪk|  American pronunciation of the word tragic
Brit.  |ˈtrædʒɪk|  British pronunciation of the word tragic

adjective

- very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction (syn: tragical)
a tragic face
a tragic plight
a tragic accident

Extra examples

Their deaths were tragic and untimely.

They both died in a tragic car accident.

Romeo and Juliet's tragic love affair.

We saw a tragic play about a man with AIDS.

The parents were not to blame for the tragic death of their son.

Lillian Board's death at 22 was a tragic loss for British athletics.

His death was a tragic affair.

It was a tragic irony that he made himself sick by worrying so much about his health.

...the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene...

The fire was a tragic mishap that could have been prevented.

Our knowledge of his tragic end adds an element of pathos to the story of his early success.

...a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters...

...she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news...

Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events.

His family are still mourning John's tragic death.

Word forms

noun
singular: tragic
plural: tragics
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