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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfigura tragica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fiˈɡuːra ˈtraːdʒika
"Amleto rimane la figura tragica per eccellenza."
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2 senses- 1
A literary or dramatic character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to their own destruction.
"Shakespeare's Macbeth is often studied as the quintessential tragic figure driven by unchecked ambition." - 2
A real person who experiences a series of catastrophic misfortunes, often due to circumstances beyond their control or a fatal flaw in character.
"Stripped of his wealth and abandoned by allies, he became a tragic figure of the modern financial era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'tragic'—originating from the Greek 'trōgodia' (goat song, associated with Greek drama)—and 'figure', from the Latin 'figura' (shape, form, or character). The compound conceptualizes a literary or real-life protagonist whose inherent flaws or inevitable fate lead to their downfall, gaining prominence through classical drama and Shakespearean literary criticism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tragic figure" is said worldwide
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personnage tragique
Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔ.naʒ tʁa.ʒik
"Il est perçu dans l'histoire comme un personnage tragique."
tragische Figur
Transliteration: ˈtʁaːɡɪʃə fiˈɡuːɐ̯
"Der König erwies sich am Ende als tragische Figur."
figura tragica
Transliteration: fiˈɡuːra ˈtraːdʒika
"Amleto rimane la figura tragica per eccellenza."
figura trágica
Transliteration: fiˈɣuɾa ˈtɾaxiɣa
"Su ambición desmedida lo convirtió en una figura trágica."
figura trágica
Transliteration: fiˈɡuɾɐ ˈtɾaʒikɐ
"Ele é visto como uma figura trágica da literatura clássica."
दुखांत पात्र
Transliteration: dukhaant paatr
"shakespeare के नाटक का नायक एक दुखांत पात्र होता है।"
悲剧人物
Transliteration: bēijù rénwù
"哈姆雷特是文学史上著名的悲剧人物。"
비극적 인물
Transliteration: bigeukjeok injul
"그 소설의 주인공은 전형적인 비극적 인물이다."
悲劇の人物
Transliteration: higeki no jinbutsu
"彼は運命に翻弄された悲劇の人物だった。"
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