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tragic flaw
[ traj-ik flaw ]
noun
Literature.
- the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
tragic flaw
noun
- a failing of character in the hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tragic flaw1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Depending on the outcome of November’s election after his belated decision to withdraw, his lifelong stubbornness may prove to have been his tragic flaw.
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History reflects humankind’s most tragic flaw: Humans are incapable of protecting themselves from themselves.
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He’s a man constantly overheated, which is what makes him tick, and is his tragic flaw.
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Like, “I just love too hard” or, “My tragic flaw is that I care too much!”
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“This is the fall of somebody from a high position. There’s some tragic flaw there. And I’ve also been thinking of the Garden of Eden. Maybe the apple is presidential politics.”
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