# tragic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ · frequency rank #6,307

## Definitions
1. Causing great sadness or suffering.
2. Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
3. Having been the victim of a tragedy.
4. Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **train** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tragic-vs-train)
- **trail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tragic-vs-trail)
- **trait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tragic-vs-trait)
- **Travis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tragic-vs-travis)
- **tropic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tragic-vs-tropic)
- **traffic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traffic-vs-tragic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rtagic`, `targic`, `tragci`, `traggic`, `tragicc`, `traigc`, `trgaic`, `trragic`, `ttragic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tragic