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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: chiefly literary criticism
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hamartia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flaw
History
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