Meanings
nountragic heroine (plural tragic heroines)
plural tragic heroines
- broadcastingA heroine who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes her downfall; a female tragic hero.
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tragic heroine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20heroine
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“tragic heroine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20heroine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tragic heroine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragic%20heroine.
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