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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hamartia /həˈmɑːtɪə/

▶noun a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

– origin C18: Gk, ‘fault, failure, guilt’.

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