extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of tragedy: the tragic drama. acting in …

  • dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of tragedy: a tragic actor; tragic solemnity.
  • TRAGIC meaning: 1. very sad, often involving death and suffering: 2. belonging or relating to literature about…. Learn more.

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    There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tragic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

    Definition of tragic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

    The meaning of TRAGIC is regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable. How to use tragic in a sentence.

    The meaning of TRAGIC is regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable. How to use tragic in a sentence.

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