HAMARTIA

Meaning of HAMARTIA in English

/hah'mahr tee"euh/ , n.

See tragic flaw .

[ 1890-95; hamart- (base of hamartánein to err) + -ia -IA ]

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HAMARTIA — noun Etymology: Greek, from hamartanein to miss the mark, err Date: 1913 tragic flaw
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAMARTIA — ˌhäˌmärˈtēə, həˈmärd.ēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek, from hamartanein to err 1. : a defect of character : error, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAMARTIA — n. tragic defect, terrible mistake which causes the destruction of the tragic hero (Greek Literature)
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HAMARTIA — noun Etymology: Greek, from hamartanein to miss the mark, err Date: 1913 : tragic flaw
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAMARTIA — [ hə'mα:tɪə ] ■ noun a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. Origin C18: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HAMARTIA — [ha.mar.tia] n [Gk, fr. hamartanein to miss the mark, err] (1927): tragic flaw
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HAMARTIA — (from Greek hamartanein, to err), also called Tragic Flaw, inherent defect or shortcoming in the hero of a tragedy, who …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAMARTIA — гамартия (неправильное соотношение тканей в анатомических структурах)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
HAMARTIA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ hä- ˌ mär- ' t ē - ə Function: noun Etymology: Greek, from hamartanein to miss the …
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HAMARTIAL — adjective see hamartia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAMARTOMA — ˌhamə(r)ˈtōmə noun ( plural hamartomas or hamartomata ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hamartia + New Latin -oma : a …
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HAMARTIOLOGY — həˌmärd.ēˈäləjē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek hamartia sin + English -o- + -logy : a part of theology treating …
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TRAGIC FLAW — Literature. the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia. [ 1950-55 ]
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TRAGIC FLAW — ■ noun less technical term for hamartia .
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UNTRUTH
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UNORTHODOXY — Synonyms and related words : Bohemianism, aberrancy, aberration, ambiguity, ambivalence, antinomy, asymmetry, beatnikism, capriciousness, changeability, changeableness, choppiness, contrariety, contrast, dappleness, …
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SIN — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, abomination, atrocity, bad, breach, commit sin, crime, crime against humanity, criminal tendency, criminality, …
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SELF-CONTRADICTION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, absurdity, ambiguity, ambivalence, antinomy, asymmetry, defectiveness, delusion, deviancy, disproportion, disproportionateness, distortion, equivocality, equivocation, …
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PERVERSION
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MISJUDGMENT — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, abuse of terms, catachresis, clerical error, contorting, corrigendum, defectiveness, delusion, deviancy, distortion, eisegesis, …
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MISFEASANCE — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, abuse, abuse of office, atrocity, bad policy, befoulment, breach, conversion, corrupt administration, crime, …
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MISCONSTRUCTION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, abuse of terms, antiphrasis, barbarism, catachresis, coloring, confabulation, contorting, corruption, defectiveness, delusion, deviancy, …
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MISAPPLICATION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, abuse, abuse of office, abuse of terms, apparent soundness, befoulment, casuistry, catachresis, circularity, …
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ILLUSION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, air, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, bamboozlement, bedevilment, befooling, bewitchery, bewitchment, bluffing, brainchild, bubble, …
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FLAW
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FAULT
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FALSITY
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