Meaning

3 senses

  1. (Australia, colloquial)An obsessive fan, a superfan

    2015 March 29. Jermaine, Wharf Hotel website WE DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL - WE LOVE IT! Footy's back and as I'm a footy tragic it means I'm one very happy man.

  2. (obsolete)A writer of tragedy.

  3. (obsolete)A tragedy; a tragic drama.

Examples

106 sentences

  1. Tom died in a tragic accident.

    deTom kam bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. This is really tragic.

    ruЭто действительно трагично. — odexed

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  3. What happened was tragic.

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  4. It was a tragic accident.

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  5. Tom had a tragic accident.

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Origin

From Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos,

From Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

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Forms

plural: tragics
Singulartragic
Pluraltragics

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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