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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

  • (..) - I got you. Open the door! You just breathe. You're all right. We got you. I'm right here. I'm right here with you. In a tragic scene described by one investigator... as reminiscent of a horrific occult ritual... a man and his wife were brutally stabbed to death... (..)
    2014 Annabelle