tragic

[Cinfdywaisk]

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

[Luis Fok]

Causing great sadness or suffering.

[Quadirdith 0]

Tragic refers to something that is associated with or characterized by extreme distress, sorrow, or disaster, typically resulting in serious harm or death. It often denotes a terrible or unfortunate event or outcome that evokes a sense of deep sadness or emotional pain. Tragic can also refer to a genre of literature or drama that often involves a noble character facing downfall due to their fatal flaw or a catastrophic event.

[Sommer]

a writer of tragedy

[psycho]

a tragedy; a tragic drama

[Welington Mina]

Relating to tragedy in a literary work.