tragic

adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of dramatic tragedy or tragedies: tragic plays; the tragic hero.
2. Writing or performing in tragedy: a tragic poet.
3. Having the elements of tragedy; involving death, grief, or destruction: a tragic accident.

[Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos, from tragos, goat.]

adj

Definition: catastrophic, very bad
Antonyms: advantageous, blessed, good, happy, successful

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IN BRIEF: Very sad.

Great ability without discretion comes almost invariably to a tragic end. — Leon Michel Gambetta (1838-1882)

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
  Synonym: tragical

Meaning #2: (drama) of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
  Pertains to noun: tragedy (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tragisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
tragisch, treurspel-

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Théât) tragique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tragisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τραγικός, της τραγωδίας

Italiano (Italian)
tragico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dramático (m), trágico (m)

Русский (Russian)
трагический/ая

Español (Spanish)
adj. - trágico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tragisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲惨的, 悲剧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲慘的, 悲劇的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비극의, 애처로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲劇の, 悲劇的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فاجع, مأساوي, تراجيدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעציב, נוגה, טרגי‬

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