Definition of TRAGIC

tragic

Meanings

Plural: tragics

Adjective Satellite

  • very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
    • "a tragic face"
    • "a tragic plight"
    • "a tragic accident"

Adjective

  • of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
    • "tragic hero"

Adj

  • Causing great sadness or suffering.
  • 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.

Noun

  • An obsessive fan, a superfan
  • A writer of tragedy.
  • A tragedy; a tragic drama.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 9

tragic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tragic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tragic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

tragic is a valid Words With Friends word