Hamartia definition

hämär-tēə

Tragic flaw.

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The definition of hamartia is a terrible mistake or error in judgment by a character in a film or book.

An example of hamartia is a rock climber not fastening their clips and ropes correctly causing them to fall from a cliff.

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The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.

Creon's main and foremost hamartia was his excessive pride.

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(Christian theology): sin.

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Origin of hamartia

Greek from hamartanein to miss the mark, err

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartia), meaning error or failure. From the verb ἁμαρτάνω hamartanō, "to miss the mark".

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