English
Etymology
Category:Greek derivations
From Ancient Greek ��αγικ�� (tragikos), �related to male goat, related to tragedy�, from ��άγο� (tragos) �male goat�, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�træd�ɪk/, SAMPA|/"tr{dZIk/
rhymes|æd�ɪk
Adjective
tragic
- Causing great sadness or suffering.
#* 1918: w:Woodrow Wilson|Woodrow Wilson, Address to the Joint Session of Congress on the Fourteen Points
#*: No statesman who has the least conception of responsibility ought for a moment to permit himself to continue this tragical and appalling outpouring of blood and treasure...
- Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
Related terms
tragicomic
Translations
causing great sadness
French: tragique
Italian: tragico
relating to tragedy
French: tragique
Italian: tragico
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