What does tragic mean?
Definitions for tragic
ˈtrædʒ ɪktrag·ic
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word tragic.
Princeton's WordNet
tragic, tragicaladjective
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
"a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident"
tragicadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
"tragic hero"
Wiktionary
tragicadjective
Causing great sadness or suffering.
tragicadjective
Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
Etymology: From τραγικός, from τράγος, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Webster Dictionary
Tragicadjective
alt. of Tragical
Tragicnoun
a writer of tragedy
Tragicnoun
a tragedy; a tragic drama
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tragic' in Adjectives Frequency: #890
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tragic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tragic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of tragic in a Sentence
Mr. Brown's death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown's actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others.
Conservative Immigration Minister Chris Alexander:
The tragic photo of young Aylan Kurdi and the news of the death of his brother and mother broke hearts around the world.
This effectively releases criminal aliens onto the street with all too tragic results.
In my opinion, tragic as it was, the shooting was reasonable.
Looking at individual tragic cases in isolation may contribute to the speculation that releasing individuals before trial rather than incarcerating them – whether by placing them on Electronic Monitoring (EM) or other forms of supervision – means an increase in crime, but speculation based on isolated cases is not the same as reality based on a complete picture, and research has shown that bail reform has not led to an increase in crime.
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- مأساويArabic
- tràgicCatalan, Valencian
- tragickýCzech
- tragischGerman
- tragikaEsperanto
- trágicoSpanish
- traaginen, murheellinenFinnish
- tragiqueFrench
- tráxicoGalician
- טרגיHebrew
- tragikusHungarian
- tragisIndonesian
- sorglegurIcelandic
- tragicoItalian
- 悲劇, 悲惨Japanese
- 비참한Korean
- tragischDutch
- hóyééʼNavajo, Navaho
- tragicznyPolish
- trágicoPortuguese
- трагическийRussian
- tragiskSwedish
- โศกนาฏกรรมThai
- трагічнийUkrainian
- 悲慘Chinese
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