Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - tragic
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Tragic
tragic
also ~al adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from Greek tragikos, irregular from tragoidia tragedy Date: 15th century 1. of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy the ~ significance of the atomic bomb — H. S. Truman 2. a. dealing with or treated in tragedy the ~ hero b. appropriate to or typical of tragedy 3. a. regrettably serious or unpleasant ; deplorable, lamentable a ~ mistake b. marked by a sense of tragedy • ~ally adverb
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adj. 1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic drama; a tragic actor). Phrases and idioms tragic irony a device, orig. in Greek tragedy, by which words carry a tragic, esp. prophetic, meaning to the audience, unknown to the character speaking. Derivatives tragically adv. Etymology: F tragique f. L tragicus f. Gk tragikos f. tragos goat: see TRAGEDY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. трагический, трагедийный the tragic art —- искусство трагедии tragic actor —- трагический актер tragic irony —- трагическая ирония in a tragic voice —- трагическим голосом 2. ужасный, катастрофический tragic event (occurence) —- трагическое событие tragic death —- трагическая гибель 3. трагичный (о голосе и т. п.) don't be so tragic about it —- не разыгрывай трагедию; не делай из этого трагедии; нечего (незачем) так убиваться; ничего страшного не случилось 4. печальный, прискорбный tragic tale (story) —- печальный рассказ the tragic peace of the long evening —- меланхоличная тишина долгого вечера 5. в грам. знач. сущ.: (the tragic) трагическое ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
1. A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a tragic accident... The circumstances are tragic but we have to act within the law. ADJ • tragically Tragically, she never saw the completed building because she died before it was finished... ADV: ADV with cl, ADV with v, ADV adj/adv 2. Tragic is used to refer to tragedy as a type of literature. ...Michael Henchard, the tragic hero of ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ adj 1 a tragic event or situation makes you feel very sad (Lillian Board's death at 22 was a tragic loss for the world of British athletics.) 2 only before noun connected with tragedy in books or plays (a great tragic actor | tragic hero (=the main character in a tragedy)) 3 tragic flaw a weakness in the character of the main person in a tragedy that causes their own problems and usually death (Jealousy is Othello's tragic flaw.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1545, "calamitous, disastrous, fatal," shortened from tragical (1489), modeled on L. tragicus, from Gk. tragikos "of or pertaining to tragedy," lit. "of or pertaining to a goat," and probably refering to a satyr impersonated by a goat singer or satyric actor (see tragedy). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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