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The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
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hamartia
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A hamartia is a focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types that are normally present in the anatomical area. A hamartia is not considered to be a tumor , and is distinct from a hamartoma , which describes a benign neoplasm ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Greek, literally "fault, failure, guilt," from hamartanein "to fail of one's purpose; to err, sin," originally "to miss the mark."
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n. 1 The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy. 2 (''Christian theology''): sin
WordNet
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n. the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall [syn: tragic flaw ]
Usage examples of hamartia.
Maybe this was his hamartia, his doom waiting for him all along like an unnoticed face in a crowd in some huge painting .