different between tragic vs unlucky

English

Alternative forms

• tragick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from ?????? (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?æd??k/
• Rhymes: -æd??k

Adjective

tragic (comparative more tragic, superlative most tragic)

1. Causing great sadness or suffering.
2. Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
3. (in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
   • 2008, Search for tragic Madeleine McCann over (in The Daily Telegraph of Australia, 14 February 2008) [2]
   • 2012, Gary Meneely, Keano’s tribute to tragic James (in The Irish Sun, 25 June 2012) [3]

Derived terms

• tragic flaw

Related terms

• tragicomic
• tragical
• tragically

Translations

Noun

tragic (plural tragics)

1. (Australia, colloquial) An obsessive fan, a superfan
   • 2011 March 31. James Macsmith "General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions" CNN Travel:

     Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.

   • 2013 March 13. Ricky Stuart, quoted in "Doping scandal is overwhelming league: Stuart":

     I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.

   • 2013 August 28. Kent Steedman, The Guardian "The Knowledge: Rifled In"

     Damian was/is a football tragic, the rest of us just like it to varying degrees.

   • 2015 March 29. Jermaine, Wharf Hotel website WE DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL - WE LOVE IT!

     Footy's back and as I'm a footy tragic it means I'm one very happy man.

2. (obsolete) A writer of tragedy.
3. (obsolete) A tragedy; a tragic drama.

Romanian

Etymology

From French tragique, from Latin tragicus.

Adjective

tragic m or n (feminine singular tragic?, masculine plural tragici, feminine and neuter plural tragice)

1. tragical

Declension

English

Etymology

From un- +? lucky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?l?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)

1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
2. Inauspicious.
3. Having ill luck.
4. Bringing ill luck.

Derived terms

• unluckily
• unluckiness
• unluckier
• unluckiest

Translations

References

• unlucky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.