"tragic flaw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tragic flaws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tragic flaw (plural tragic flaws)
  1. (chiefly literary criticism) A personality trait or other characteristic of a real or fictional individual which is immoral, destructive, or otherwise faulty and which leads to the ruin or profound suffering of that individual. Categories (topical): Plot devices Synonyms: hamartia
    Sense id: en-tragic_flaw-en-noun-cC095DAQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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