tragic

IPA: trˈædʒɪk

Causing great sadness or suffering.
Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
(in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
(informal, chiefly predicative) Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.

Examples of "tragic" in Sentences

Israel apologized for what it calls tragic deaths.
Through their lawyers, the brothers expressed sorrow for what they called a tragic incident.
One of his colleagues cautioned against overreacting to what he called a tragic and unusual accident.
This organization epitomizes the term tragic-comedy for it ignores appalling human rights abuses in Sudan,
Senator Obama today said the death of 4,000 of our troops in Iraq represents what he called a tragic marker.
Mercury Energy says it regrets what it calls the tragic circumstances surrounding the death and will investigate further.
The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, apologized Friday for what he called a "tragic and inexcusable rape that took place about a week ago."
Contrary to the almost mechanistic, rationalist view of human nature underpinning the neo-liberal, free-market vision, Brooks notes Taleb's more pessimistic, more conservative view: He subscribes to what he calls the tragic vision of humankind, which 'believes in the existence of inherent limitations and flaws in the way we think and act and requires an acknowledgement of this fact as a basis for any individual and collective action.'