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tragic

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As an adjective, tragic means causing great sadness or suffering. As a noun, it means an obsessive fan, a superfan.

Meanings of tragic

8 meanings

Causing great sadness or suffering.
Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
in tabloid newspapersHaving been the victim of a tragedy.
informalchiefly predicativeCringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.
“That dress is tragic.”
“He's pretty tragic these days, hanging out with people half his age.”
Very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
“a tragic face”
“a tragic plight”
“a tragic accident”
Similar: tragical

Older and rare meanings (2)

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

AustraliaAn obsessive fan, a superfan

adjective: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

tragical

Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word9 points before bonuses.6 letters.