variants
or less commonly tragical
1
a
: regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable
a tragic mistake
b
: marked by a sense of tragedy
2
: of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy
the tragic significance of the atomic bomb—
H. S. Truman
H. S. Truman3
a
: dealing with or treated in tragedy
the tragic hero
b
: appropriate to or typical of tragedy
Examples of tragic in a Sentence
Their deaths were tragic and untimely.
They both died in a tragic car accident.
Romeo and Juliet's tragic love affair.
We saw a tragic play about a man with AIDS.
the tragic characters of her novel
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Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident.
—Phil Boucher, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
And as tragic as that is, whatever caused the collapse of public trust in DC cinema, the result is the same.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
If Beom-seok is the tragic character of Weak Hero Class 1, then Baek-jin is the tragic character of Weak Hero Class 2.
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Phil Boucher, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Boca Bash drowning The 2018 Boca Bash turned tragic when 32-year-old Francis Roselin, of West Palm Beach, drowned.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
And as tragic as that is, whatever caused the collapse of public trust in DC cinema, the result is the same.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
If Beom-seok is the tragic character of Weak Hero Class 1, then Baek-jin is the tragic character of Weak Hero Class 2.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tragic
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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tragic
adjective
trag·ic
ˈtraj-ik 
1
: of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy
2
: dealing with or appearing in tragedy
a tragic hero
3
: very unfortunate : deplorable
a tragic mistake
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