Definition of Hamartia

1. Noun. The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall.

Exact synonyms: Tragic Flaw
Generic synonyms: Flaw

Definition of Hamartia

1. a defect of character [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hamartia

1. A localised developmental disturbance characterised by abnormal arrangement and/or combinations of the tissues normally present in the area. Origin: G. Hamartion, a bodily defect (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamartia

Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidae
Hamamelidanthum
Hamamelidoxylon
hamamelid dicot family
hamamelid dicot genus
hamamelis
Hamamelis
Hamamelis vernalis
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelites
Haman
hamantasch
hamantaschen
hamartia (current term)
hamartia (current term)
hamartias
hamartoblastoma
hamartochondromatosis
hamartoma
hamartoma
hamartomatous
hamartophobia
Hamas
hamate
hamates
hamate bone
hamate bone
hamate fracture
hamatum

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