Meaning & use
tragic
Causing or characterized by extreme sadness, suffering, or a disastrous outcome.
See it in a sentence
The tragic accident on the highway left the whole town in mourning.
Shakespeare's tragic heroes are often destroyed by their own fatal flaws.
A note on using this word
In literature, 'tragic' specifically describes a genre in which an admirable protagonist suffers a downfall, distinct from its everyday sense of merely sad.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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