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hamartia

/həˈmɑː.ti.ə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
  2. Sin.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

amartia(English)tragic flaw(English)fault(English)persian flaw(English)blemish(English)bathos(English)hole(English)falseheart(English)flaw(English)poetics(English)tragic(English)aristotle(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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