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tragic

Definition

  • adjective: causing strong feelings of sadness usually because someone has died in a way that seems very shocking, unfair, etc.
  • adjective: of, marked by, or expressive of 'tragedy'
  • sometimes used in an exaggerated way to describe something that is very bad, unfortunate, etc.
  • synonyms: mournful, terrible, calamitous

Examples

  • Pride was his 'tragic flaw'. [=a bad quality that causes someone to fail, die, etc.]

  • We saw a 'tragic' play about a man with AIDS.

  • They both died in a 'tragic' car accident.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) back to, like, th century or something. Hmm. Well, if we ever needed a drink in the middle of the day... It went well with the US attorney. It's tragic. Our hearts are just broken at the thought of what Doug did. I don't know what happened to him. I guess somewhere along the line... When will, uh, (..)
    2017 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 65 Season: 5 Episode 13