word-vault/dist/data/cards/tr/tragic.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tragic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "making you feel very sad, usually because somebody has died or suffered a lot",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was killed in a tragic accident at the age of 24."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rather tragic story"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["particularly", "really", "terribly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with tragedy (= the style of literature)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **tragic actor/hero**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrædʒɪk/",
                "audio": "tr/tragic/tragic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrædʒɪk/",
                "audio": "tr/tragic/tragic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French tragique, via Latin from Greek tragikos, from tragos ‘goat’, but associated with tragōidia (see tragedy)."
}