Meanings
nountragic hero (plural tragic heroes)
plural tragic heroes
- broadcastingA hero who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes his downfall.
Translations
German tragischer Held
- tragischer HeldTranslations
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APA
tragic hero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20hero
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“tragic hero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20hero. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tragic hero,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20hero.
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