Etymology

hamartia

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Today it means: The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁμαρτία“tragic failure, sinful nature”
  2. English todayhamartia

From Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartía, “tragic failure, sinful nature”), from the verb ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, “to miss the mark”).

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