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TRAGIC FLAW

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tragic flaw mean?

• TRAGIC FLAW (noun)
The noun TRAGIC FLAW has 1 sense:

1. the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall

Familiarity information: TRAGIC FLAW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRAGIC FLAW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hamartia; tragic flaw

Hypernyms ("tragic flaw" is a kind of...):

flaw (defect or weakness in a person's character)

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