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tragic — TRÁGIC, Ă, tragici, ce, adj., s.m. 1. adj. Care aparţine tragediei, care se referă la tragedie, cu caracter de tragedie. ♦ (Substantivat, n.) Categorie a esteticii exprimând un conflict al cărui deznodământ este înfrângerea sau pieirea, în urma… … Dicționar Român
Tragic — Trag ic, Tragical Trag ic*al, a. [L. tragicus, Gr.?: cf. F. tragique.] 1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation. [1913 Webster] 2. Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tragic — [traj′ik] adj. [L tragicus < Gr tragikos] 1. of, or having the nature of, tragedy 2. like or characteristic of tragedy; bringing great harm, suffering, etc.; calamitous, disastrous, fatal, etc. 3. appropriate to the acting of tragedy [in a… … English World dictionary
Tragic — Trag ic, n. 1. A writer of tragedy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A tragedy; a tragic drama. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tragic — index deplorable, dire, disastrous, fatal, lamentable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tragic — англ. [тра/джик] tragico ит. [тра/джико] tragique фр. [тражи/к] tragisch нем. [тра/гиш] трагически … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
tragic — [adj] catastrophic, very bad adverse, anguished, appalling, awful, calamitous, cataclysmic, crushing, deadly, deathly, deplorable, desolate, destructive, dire, disastrous, doleful, dreadful, fatal, fateful, forlorn, grievous, grim, hapless,… … New thesaurus
tragic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely distressing or sad. 2) suffering extreme distress or sadness. 3) relating to tragedy in a literary work. DERIVATIVES tragical adjective tragically adverb … English terms dictionary
tragic — tragically, adv. tragicalness, n. /traj ik/, adj. 1. characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. 2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. 3. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 4. of … Universalium
tragic — [[t]træ̱ʤɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a tragic accident. ...the tragic loss of so many lives... The circumstances are tragic but we have to act… … English dictionary
