悲劇的|ひげきてきhigekiteki

1. na-adjectivetragic
   彼かれの突然とつぜんの死しは悲劇的ひげきてき事件じけんだった。↗

   His sudden death was a tragedy.

• SynonymトラジックWrittenA written-style loanword meaning tragic, but used very little; 「悲劇的」 is the normal choice.
• Related悲しいかなしいNeutralThe most general word for feeling sad; 「悲劇的」 stresses that an event or ending is as tragic as a tragedy.
• Related無残むざんNeutralDescribes scenes too horrible to watch or sheer cruelty, as in 「見るも無残」; 「悲劇的」 stresses a tragic fate.
• Related悲痛ひつうWrittenWritten word for grief that wrings the heart, mostly about one's feelings, as in 「悲痛な叫び」; 「悲劇的」 describes the event.
• Related痛ましいいたましいNeutralHeartrending, mostly said of accidents and misfortunes; close in sense to 「悲劇的」.
• Related沈痛ちんつうWrittenWritten word for grave, heavy sorrow, mostly describing expressions or tone, as in 「沈痛な面持ち」.
• Related物悲しいものがなしいNeutralA vague, unaccountable sadness that colors the atmosphere; 「悲劇的」 describes endings or events that turn out tragic.
• Relatedうら悲しいうらがなしいWrittenWritten style for a faint, inexpressible melancholy; 「悲劇的」 is far stronger in degree.
• Related哀れ気あわれげWrittenDescribes a pitiful, sorrowful look, but is rarely used; 「悲劇的」 is stronger.
• RelatedむごいNeutralCruel or too horrible to watch, as in 「むごい仕打ち」; the emphasis is on cruelty, not on a tragic fate.
• Antonym喜劇的きげきてきNeutralComical or farcical, like a comedy; the direct opposite of 「悲劇的」.

Use 「悲劇的」 for endings or events as tragic as a tragedy, as in 「悲劇的な最期」. For simply feeling sad say 「悲しい」; for something heartbreaking, 「痛ましい」; for cruelty, 「惨い」 or 「無残」; for a comical turn, 「喜劇的」.

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