tragic

US /ˈtrædʒɪk/

UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/

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adjective

  • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
  • Very sad, often involving death and suffering.
  • Relating to tragedy in a literary sense; characteristic of or appropriate to tragedy.
  • Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.