tragic
gb/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk/ us/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 5000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
B1
property
1
Causing deep sorrow or grief
Making people feel very sad because something bad has happened.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] is tragic
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tragic' with 'terrible'. While both describe bad situations, 'tragic' usually involves deep sadness and loss, not just something unpleasant.
పర్యాయపదాలు
heartbreaking (Stronger emotional tone, often more personal and intimate than 'tragic'.)
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devastating (Emphasizes emotional and often physical destruction; can apply to wider contexts than 'tragic'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fortunate (Describes events that are lucky or beneficial, the opposite of an unfortunate and sorrowful event.)
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joyful (Focuses on positive, happy feelings rather than deep sadness.)
పదకలయికలు
tragic accident
|tragic loss
|tragic death
|tragic event
|tragic story
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|news
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The news of the earthquake was truly tragic.
- It was a tragic accident that took three lives.
- Her tragic story moved everyone in the room.
- The play ends with a tragic scene.
- They lost their home in a tragic fire.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The movie has a tragic ending.
- It was a tragic accident.
- This is a tragic story.
- Her life was short and tragic.
- The war had many tragic results.
adjective
B2
property
2
Relating to tragic drama or literature
About a serious play or story that ends sadly, usually with the main character's downfall.
వాడుక నమూనా:
tragic [hero/character/play/story]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tragic' in this sense with simply 'sad'. In literature, it refers specifically to works with certain serious themes and structures.
పర్యాయపదాలు
dramatic (In literary contexts, can overlap but does not necessarily imply a sorrowful ending.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
comic (Refers to works intended to be humorous and lighthearted, the opposite of tragic in drama.)
పదకలయికలు
tragic hero
|tragic flaw
|tragic play
|tragic ending
విషయాలు
literature
|theatre
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragic heroes.
- The opera tells the story of a tragic love affair.
- Her character arc follows the classic pattern of a tragic downfall.
- The novel reads like a tragic play.
- He played the role of the tragic hero perfectly.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Romeo is a tragic hero.
- This is a tragic play by Shakespeare.
- The story has a tragic ending.
- The main character has a tragic flaw.
adjective
informal
B2
property
3
Very bad in quality (informal)
Very bad in quality or performance, sometimes said as a joke.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] is tragic
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may take this sense literally and think it means 'causing sadness'. In informal speech, it just means 'very bad'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
awful (Very bad in general; lacks the ironic or humorous tone that 'tragic' can have informally.)
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pathetic (Can mean very bad or inadequate, but may sound more insulting than 'tragic'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
excellent (High quality, opposite of poor quality described by 'tragic'.)
పదకలయికలు
tragic attempt
|tragic outfit
|tragic performance
విషయాలు
informal speech
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- My cooking skills are absolutely tragic.
- That was a tragic attempt at singing.
- His fashion sense is just tragic.
- Our team’s defense last night was tragic.
- The weather for our picnic was tragic.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My drawing is tragic.
- Her singing was tragic.
- The game was tragic for our team.
- This meal is tragic.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
tragic
IPA
GB/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk/
US/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
tra - gic (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (tra)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: tragic
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Core family
tragedy
noun B1
tragically
adverb
Advanced or less common
tragicomedy
noun
tragicomic
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
a tragedy waiting to happen
1/ə tɹˈæd͡ʒədi wˈeɪtɪŋ tə hˈæpən/
idiom
Situation likely to end badly
A situation that will probably end in something very bad or harmful happening.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Leaving those wires exposed is a tragedy waiting to happen.
- The unsafe bridge was a tragedy waiting to happen.
tragic flaw
1/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk flˈɔ/
fixed phrase
Fatal weakness causing downfall in tragedy
A weakness in a character that causes them to fail or die in a sad story.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Pride is the tragic flaw of many heroes in literature.
- His inability to trust others was his tragic flaw.
tragic hero
1/tɹˈæd͡ʒɪk hˈɪɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
Main character destroyed by own flaw
A main character in a sad story whose own mistake or weakness causes their failure or death.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Othello is often seen as a tragic hero because his jealousy leads to his downfall.
- In many classic plays, the tragic hero is noble but flawed.