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tragic

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/adjective2 syllables

Tragic means: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction.

Synonyms for tragic12

adjective, as in very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

tragical, sad

also used for tragic

pitiful, rueful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending

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What does tragic mean?2

adjective

1

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction“a tragic face”

2

of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy“tragic hero”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tragic?1

two syllables

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Tragic in a sentence

  • With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.slyfin
  • After hearing the tragic news, he went outside to be alone.Source_VOA
  • Birds and beasts like tragic sounds, their ears are identical with the human ones.shanghainese
  • It would be funny, if it wasn't so tragic.Hybrid
  • Nowadays, it seems that teenagers remain immature much longer, which is tragic.Lepotdeterre
  • Fadil realized he had made a tragic mistake.OsoHombre
  • Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.unknown
  • We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age.unknown

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