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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAGIC FLAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAGIC FLAW

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Tragic flaw is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAGIC FLAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hamartia

Hamartia is a word most famously used in Poetics, where it is usually translated as a mistake or error in judgment. In modern discussions of tragedy, hamartia has often been described as a hero's "tragic flaw." The word hamartia is rooted in the notion of missing the mark and covers a broad spectrum that includes ignorant, mistaken, or accidental wrongdoing, as well as deliberate iniquity, error, or sin. The term is better understood more broadly as a description of the element in a tragedy or tragic character that makes it tragic. This form of drawing emotion from the audience is a staple of the Greek tragedies. In Greek tragedy, stories that contain a character with a hamartia often follow a similar blueprint. The hamartia, as stated, is seen as an error in judgment or unwitting mistake is applied to the actions of the hero. For example, the hero might attempt to achieve a certain objective X; by making an error in judgment, however, the hero instead achieves the opposite of X, with disastrous consequences. However, hamartia cannot be sharply defined or have an exact meaning assigned to it.

Definition of tragic flaw in the English dictionary

The definition of tragic flaw in the dictionary is a failing of character in the hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAGIC FLAW

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tragic
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tragical
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tragicalness
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tragule
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAGIC FLAW

brother-in-law
claw
counselor-at-law
court of law
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law
flaw
go to law
heirs-at-law
in-law
law
maritime law
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mothers-in-law
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question of law
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sons-in-law
the law
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Synonyms and antonyms of tragic flaw in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tragic flaw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAGIC FLAW

Find out the translation of tragic flaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tragic flaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tragic flaw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲剧性缺陷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defecto trágico
570 millions of speakers

English

tragic flaw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुखद दोष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عيب مأساوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трагическая изъян
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falha trágica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুঃখজনক ত্রুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faille tragique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan tragis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tragischen Fehler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲劇的な欠陥
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비극적 인 결함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat tragis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗ hổng bi thảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துயரமான குறைபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोकांतिक दोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trajik kusur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tragico difetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tragiczny błąd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трагічна вада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defect tragic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραγικό ελάττωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tragiese fout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tragiska skavank
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tragiske feil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tragic flaw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGIC FLAW»

The term «tragic flaw» is normally little used and occupies the 113.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGIC FLAW» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGIC FLAW»

Discover the use of tragic flaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tragic flaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Tragic Flaw: A Case for Nonviolence
The logic of violence can, in fact, be transcended through a conscious and intentional process of deepening self-awareness, and a corresponding process of sharing power and increasing collaboration in our social relations.This book is ...
Parke Burgess, 2008
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Global Governance, Human Rights and International Law: ...
This book offers a stimulating introduction to the links between areas of global governance, human rights global economy and international law.
Errol P. Mendes, 2014
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The Tragic Flaw
Che Parker. crepes and fresh strawberries and carafes of orange juice and decides that's where he needs to be. He crosses the street, stepping over broken purple, gold, and green beads, empty white paper cups, and numerous leaflets in  ...
Che Parker, 2007
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Charles Kennedy: A Tragic Flaw
"Charles Kennedy is an enigma.
Greg Hurst, 2006
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Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama
The Flaw in the "Tragic Flaw" Those who misapprehend hamartia as "tragic flaw" and then seek a flaw in Oedipus' character generally settle on "rashness" or " anger." Sophocles carefully crafts the cautious character of Creon to demonstrate  ...
Helaine L. Smith, 2006
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Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, A ...
The most familiar and enduring of these simplifications is the doctrine of the tragic flaw, the notion that the tragic figure is cursed by an inescapable weakness of character leading inevitably — and perhaps properly — to death. Comfortable and ...
Peggy O'Brien, 1993
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Dark Feelings, Grim Thoughts : Experience and Reflection in ...
This temptation to find the tragic flaw (hamartia) in the tragic hero goes back to Aristotle, who in his Poetics insisted that tragedy should be structured around a powerful, lofty hero with some tragic flaw or disproportion of character that brings  ...
Robert C. Solomon Quincy Centennial Professor of Philosophy and Business University of Texas at Austin, 2006
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Curriculum Differentiation: Interpretive Studies in U. S. ...
The teacher havingjust presented the definition of a Shakespearean tragedy, comments on the first characteristic : a hero with a tragic flaw. In the following exchange, he asks students to consider the meaning of "tragic flaw" and to determine ...
Reba Neukom Page, Linda Valli, 1990
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Christian Settings in Shakespeare's Tragedies
As I have argued in chapter 3, Shakespeare (in Hamlet I.iv. 23-38) gives us the idea of a "tragic flaw" — which is not the same as Aristotle's concept of hamartia, correctly translated by modern scholars as an error, miscalculation, or mistake, ...
D. Douglas Waters, 1994
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Tragedy and Comedy: A Systematic Study and a Critique of Hegel
The traditional concept of a tragic flaw is not a necessary component of this form of tragedy. The tragic hero of self-sacrifice is more correct in her stance than the theory of tragic flaw A STUDY OF TRAGEDY 5 1 XIV.
Mark William Roche, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGIC FLAW»

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Her Story: a compelling murder mystery game with a tragic flaw
Her Story: a compelling murder mystery game with a tragic flaw. This mystery where you solve a crime with a search engine is brilliantly made—but it has one ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
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His fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he …
In literature, a tragic flaw is a character trait that causes the downfall of a story's hero. That was true of Uzziah, who was crowned king of Judah at age 16. «Philippine Star, May 15»
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Following Amtrak tragedy, we must act on infrastructure: CloudMine …
This tragic accident tore not only a vital piece out of a thriving company and technology community without warning, but it also revealed a tragic flaw in our city's ... «Technical.ly Philly, May 15»
4
Our Schools All Have a Tragic Flaw; Silicon Valley Thinks It Has the …
A former Google executive has cooked up Silicon Valley's most fully imagined alternative to a standard grade-school education. Now his idea is spreading ... «Pacific Standard, May 15»
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Mississippi State's tragic flaw? Turnovers
When a reporter suggested turnovers were a big issue for Mississippi State this season, Rick Ray spit out an immediate correction. "No," the State coach said. «Lexington Herald Leader, Feb 15»
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The tragic flaw at the heart of Greece's epic debts
October 2009 The new government of George Papandreou reveals that the country has understated its debt and deficit figures for years. The 2009 estimated ... «The Times, Jan 15»
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What's Worse Than Sad
In the old days, tragedy was the exclusive province of the great and powerful. With Marlowe's Doctor Faustus or Shakespeare's Hamlet, their tragic flaws, ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
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What Is Tyrion's “Tragic Flaw”? Showrunners Explain
“I think if Tyrion has a tragic flaw, it may be that he sometimes lets his distaste for hypocrisy and stupidity get in the way of his good sense,” showrunner Dan ... «Wetpaint, May 14»
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Shatter has 'tragic flaw of arrogance', says Norris
Independent Senator David Norris said the controversy surrounding Minister for Justice Alan Shatter was like a Greek drama. “He has a tragic flaw of arrogance ... «Irish Times, Mar 14»
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Through the Climate Portal: Humanity's Tragic Flaw
In the autumn of 1992, I was alone in my studio apartment in Philadelphia, puking my guts out. Something bad had happened inside; it felt like a bomb had gone ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»

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