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tragic

Causing great sadness or suffering.

ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪkCurrent143 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

Causing great sadness or suffering.

Her father's early death was tragic.
Origin: From , from male goat, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “That’s the tragic thing about mornings… the hours feel more precious, 1 hour later in the morning feels worse than in the afternoon 😭 I always feel that during winter when Frida wakes up later (she’s my alarm clock, and she respects the seasons)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It’s hilarious and tragic. In most cases you’d say tragic for this poor sick old man but in this case the real tragedy is that no one is doing anything about it. And I’d not let any child of mine within 5 miles of him.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “wait that’s so cute 😭😭😭😭like tragic but cute 😭😭😭😭😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “its not really tragic, for every time a baby is aborted there are others that arent. and getting a baby you dont want or cant afford sets the child up for failure IMMEDIATELY, which is FAR more tragic and actually heartbreaking, and would be entirely preventable.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Was the mood in the US in the 1990s that optimistic? When people say that, do they remember that this decade also had its fair share of tragic events? e.g the LA riots, OKC bombing, or Columbine.”

    — r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.

That dress is tragic.
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  • “Blessed Edmund Rice (1762–1844) was an Irish layman who, after the tragic loss of his wife, dedicated his life to serving poor and neglected boys. He sold his business and founded schools in Waterford, providing education, food, and care.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Tragic, RIP super cute design 😔🫡”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Right this is so utterly tragic”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “85 years ago, on 5th May 1941, the fourth and final raid of the Belfast Blitz took place. It claimed approximately 987 lives and 50,000 homes damaged. Some of its victims were temporarily stored at the Falls Baths, the tragic inspiration for Michael Longley’s poem ‘Blitz’.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I'm not just some tragic victim.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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