TRAGIC FLAW

Meaning of TRAGIC FLAW in English

Literature.

the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TRAGIC FLAW — noun Date: 1913 a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRAGIC FLAW — noun : a flaw in the character of the hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall the Oedipean …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGIC FLAW — Date: 1913 : a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRAGIC FLAW — Function: noun Date: 1913 : a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRAGIC FLAW — ■ noun less technical term for hamartia .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRAGIC FLAW — [tragic flaw] n (1913): a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRAGIC FLAW — (литературоведение) роковая вина (героя греческой трагедии)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGIC FLAW — лит. роковая вина ( героя греческой трагедии )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRAGIC FLAW — лит. роковая вина ( героя греческой трагедии )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TRAGIC FLAW — лит. роковая вина ( героя греческой трагедии )
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TRAGIC FLAW — (литературоведение) роковая вина (героя греческой трагедии)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGIC — adj tragic, tragical (1. of a tragedy; 2. calamitous)
Interlingua English vocab
TRAGIC — tragic
English interlingue dictionary
TRAGIC — sa trahedya
English-Visayan vocabulary
TRAGIC — also ~al adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from Greek tragikos, irregular from tragōidia tragedy Date: 15th century of, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRAGIC — I. ˈtrajik, -jēk adjective Etymology: Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos of a he-goat, of tragedy, from tragos he-goat + -ikos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAW — I. ˈflȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flaw, flawe, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish flaga flaw, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGIC — (n.) A tragedy; a tragic drama.
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGIC — (n.) A writer of tragedy.
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGIC — (a.) Alt. of Tragical
Английский словарь Webster
FLAW — (n.) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in …
Английский словарь Webster
FLAW — (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a …
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGIC — ( n. ) A writer of tragedy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGIC — ( n. ) A tragedy; a tragic drama.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Tragical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGIC — — tragically , adv. — tragicalness , n. /traj"ik/ , adj. 1. characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAW — flaw 1 — flawless , adj. — flawlessly , adv. — flawlessness , n. /flaw/ , n. 1. a feature …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAW — I. ˈflȯ noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flaga gust, squall Date: 1513 1. : a sudden brief …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRAGIC — adjective also trag·i·cal -ji-kəl Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos, irregular from tragōidia tragedy Date: 15th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRAGIC — noun a writer of tragedy. 2. tragic ·noun a tragedy; a tragic drama. 3. tragic ·adj ·alt. of tragical.
Webster English vocab
FLAW — noun a sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. 2. flaw ·vt to crack; to make flaws in. …
Webster English vocab
FLAW — [flaw] n [of Scand origin; akin to Norw flaga gust] (1513) 1: a sudden brief burst of wind; also: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRAGIC — tragic BrE AmE ˈtrædʒ ɪk ▷ tragic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLAW — flaw BrE AmE flɔː flɑː ▷ flawed flɔːd flɑːd ▷ flawing ˈflɔː r ɪŋ AmE \ ˈflɔː ɪŋ ˈflɑː- ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRAGIC — / ˈtrædʒɪk; NAmE / adjective 1. making you feel very sad, usually because sb has died or suffered a lot …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAW — / flɔː; NAmE / noun 1. flaw (in sth) a mistake in sth that means that it is not correct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGIC — tra ‧ gic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tragicus , from Greek tragikos …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAW — flaw /flɔː $ flɒː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse flaga 'flat stone' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRAGIC — adj. 1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLAW — n. & v. --n. 1 an imperfection; a blemish (has a character without a flaw). 2 a crack or similar …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRAGIC — adj. 1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLAW — n. & v. n. 1 an imperfection; a blemish (has a character without a flaw). 2 a crack or similar …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRAGIC — adj.1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic drama; …
Oxford English vocab
FLAW — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an imperfection; a blemish (has a character without a flaw). 2 a crack or …
Oxford English vocab
TRAGIC — 1. A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAW — ( flaws) 1. A flaw in something such as a theory or argument is a mistake in it, which causes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGIC — 1. A ~ event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRAGIC
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a design fault/flaw (= a part of something that does not work well or look …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRAGIC — [adjective]His friends were deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic (= very sad because involving death or suffering) news of …
Cambridge English vocab
FLAW — [verb] [T]To flaw something is to cause it not to be perfect.A tiny mark flawed the otherwise perfect silk shirt.Our …
Cambridge English vocab
FLAW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRAGIC — adj. VERBS ▪ be , seem ADVERB ▪ particularly , really , terribly , truly , very ▪ a genuinely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLAW — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , main , major , serious ▪ basic , critical , fatal , fundamental ▪ inherent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TRAGIC — adj. 25B6; adjective a tragic accident : DISASTROUS, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, horrendous; fatal, deadly, mortal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRAGIC — adj. sad, depressing, lamentable, unhappy, funereal, forlorn, melancholy, cheerless, mournful, lachrymose, dolorous, grievous, morose, lugubrious, dismal, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic(al), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FLAW
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FLAW — I 1. сущ. 1) а) трещина, щель, порок (в металле, фарфоре и т. п.), брак (в приобретенном изделии) б) перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGIC — tragic.ogg ʹtrædʒık a 1. трагический, трагедийный the tragic art - искусство трагедии tragic actor - трагический актёр tragic irony - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAW — flaw.ogg _I 1. flɔ: n 1. 1> трещина ( в драгоценном камне, в стекле, фарфоре ) 2> пороки, трещины ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAW — 1) трещина, 2) дефект, изъян 3) раковина ( дефект подложки ) 4) фаут, порок древесины 5) полоса тёртого льда 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLAW — 1) трещина, 2) дефект, изъян 3) раковина (дефект подложки) 4) фаут, порок древесины 5) полоса тёртого льда 6) порыв ветра; шквал • - artificial flaw - discontinuity flaw - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FLAW — 1) трещина; раковина 2) брак 3) дефект; изъян; порок 4) геол. разрыв; раскол 5) геол. сдвиг 6) метал рванина (вид дефекта) • - hidden flaw
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TRAGIC — a 1. трагический, трагедийный the tragic art - искусство трагедии tragic actor - трагический актёр tragic irony - трагическая ирония …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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