"tragic hero" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tragic heroes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} tragic hero (plural tragic heroes)
  1. (drama) A hero who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes his downfall. Wikipedia link: tragic hero Categories (topical): Drama, Literature, People, Stock characters Related terms: tragic heroine Translations (Translations): tragischer Held [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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