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单词 hamartia
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hamartia

[ hah-mahr-tee-uh ]
/ ˌhɑ mɑrˈti ə /
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noun

tragic flaw.

Origin of hamartia

1890–95; <Greek: a fault, equivalent to hamart- (base of hamartánein to err) + -ia-ia

Words nearby hamartia

hamamelidaceous, hamamelis, Haman, hamantasch, hamantash, hamartia, hamartiology, hamartoblastoma, hamartoma, Hamas, hamate
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Example sentences from the Web for hamartia

  • Hamartia means originally a 'bad shot' or 'error', but is currently used for 'offence' or 'sin'.

    The Poetics|Aristotle
  • That is not unmotived, however; it is of Aspatia's own choosing and of Amintor's hamartia.

    Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
  • The pathetic devotion of Aspatia is essential to our understanding of Amintor's tragic weakness, his hamartia.

    Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley

British Dictionary definitions for hamartia

hamartia
/ (həˈmɑːtɪə) /

noun

literature the flaw in character which leads to the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy

Word Origin for hamartia

C19: from Greek
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hamartia

hamartia
[ hä′mär-tēə, hə-märshē-ə ]

n.

A developmental defect characterized by the abnormal arrangement or combination of tissues normally present in a specific area.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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