tragic
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Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAGIC
[more tragic; most tragic]
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causing strong feelings of sadness usually because someone has died in a way that seems very shocking, unfair, etc.
— sometimes used in an exaggerated way to describe something that is very bad, unfortunate, etc.
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Their deaths were tragic and untimely.
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They both died in a tragic car accident.
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Romeo and Juliet's tragic love affair
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Pride was his tragic flaw. [=a bad quality that causes someone to fail, die, etc.]
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She has a tragic lack of imagination.
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involving very sad or serious topics
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of or relating to tragedy
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We saw a tragic play about a man with AIDS.
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the tragic characters of her novel
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He died tragically.
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Tragically, she could not afford treatment for her cancer.
