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View synonyms for tragic flaw

tragic flaw

[ traj-ik flaw ]

noun

, Literature.
  1. the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.


tragic flaw

noun

  1. a failing of character in the hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of tragic flaw1

First recorded in 1950–55

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