trag
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An informal word people use for a very sad event
- noun
- /træɡ/
- Informal
:
tragedia
- Losing her pet was a real trag that left her heartbroken.
Examples
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The film's ending was a trag that made everyone in the audience cry.
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Hey, Trag, what's up?
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The news of the fire was such a trag for the entire community.
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trag is a short, informal form of tragedy, and tragedy comes from an old Greek word that meant 'goat song', an image people used for serious plays. So, calling something a trag is a quick way to say it was a very sad or serious event.