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| ha·mar·ti·a [ h maar t ə ] (plural ha·mar·ti·as) |
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tragic flaw: a flaw in the character of the protagonist of a literary tragedy that brings about his or her downfall
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| [Late 18th century. < Greek, "error, sin" < hamartanein "miss the mark, make a mistake"] |
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