Definition of hamartia in English:

hamartia

noun həˈmɑːtɪəˌhämärˈtēə

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
there's supposed to be an action that reveals the protagonist's hamartia
Example sentencesExamples
- The critic Frank Kermode corrected our mistranslation of Aristotle's word hamartia (tragic flaw), suggesting that a more accurate and useful interpretation would be missing the mark.
- Aristotle's idea that a tragic hero acts from a hamartia or mistake rather than evil intent was distorted into a theory of the so-called tragic flaw and was applied to describe foibles of Hamlet and Othello (jealousy).
- Rather, her moment of hamartia comes when she decides to behave in a manner that she knows might destroy her social and familial standing.
- The terms hamartia and hubris should become basic tools of your critical apparatus.
- The tragic hero's reversal inspires pity if it is due not to wickedness of character but rather to some hamartia, by which Aristotle seems to mean some error in action, sometimes blameworthy and sometimes not.

Origin

Late 18th century: Greek, 'fault, failure, guilt'; the term was used in Aristotle's Poetics with reference to ancient Greek tragedy.

Rhymes

Dei gratia

Definition of hamartia in US English:

hamartia

nounˌhämärˈtēə

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
there's supposed to be an action that reveals the protagonist's hamartia
Example sentencesExamples
- The critic Frank Kermode corrected our mistranslation of Aristotle's word hamartia (tragic flaw), suggesting that a more accurate and useful interpretation would be missing the mark.
- The tragic hero's reversal inspires pity if it is due not to wickedness of character but rather to some hamartia, by which Aristotle seems to mean some error in action, sometimes blameworthy and sometimes not.
- The terms hamartia and hubris should become basic tools of your critical apparatus.
- Aristotle's idea that a tragic hero acts from a hamartia or mistake rather than evil intent was distorted into a theory of the so-called tragic flaw and was applied to describe foibles of Hamlet and Othello (jealousy).
- Rather, her moment of hamartia comes when she decides to behave in a manner that she knows might destroy her social and familial standing.

Origin

Late 18th century: Greek, ‘fault, failure, guilt’; the term was used in Aristotle's Poetics with reference to ancient Greek tragedy.

单词	hamartia
释义	Definition of hamartia in English: hamartia noun həˈmɑːtɪəˌhämärˈtēə A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. there's supposed to be an action that reveals the protagonist's hamartia Example sentencesExamples The critic Frank Kermode corrected our mistranslation of Aristotle's word hamartia (tragic flaw), suggesting that a more accurate and useful interpretation would be missing the mark. Aristotle's idea that a tragic hero acts from a hamartia or mistake rather than evil intent was distorted into a theory of the so-called tragic flaw and was applied to describe foibles of Hamlet and Othello (jealousy). Rather, her moment of hamartia comes when she decides to behave in a manner that she knows might destroy her social and familial standing. The terms hamartia and hubris should become basic tools of your critical apparatus. The tragic hero's reversal inspires pity if it is due not to wickedness of character but rather to some hamartia, by which Aristotle seems to mean some error in action, sometimes blameworthy and sometimes not. Origin Late 18th century: Greek, 'fault, failure, guilt'; the term was used in Aristotle's Poetics with reference to ancient Greek tragedy. Rhymes Dei gratia Definition of hamartia in US English: hamartia nounˌhämärˈtēə A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. there's supposed to be an action that reveals the protagonist's hamartia Example sentencesExamples The critic Frank Kermode corrected our mistranslation of Aristotle's word hamartia (tragic flaw), suggesting that a more accurate and useful interpretation would be missing the mark. The tragic hero's reversal inspires pity if it is due not to wickedness of character but rather to some hamartia, by which Aristotle seems to mean some error in action, sometimes blameworthy and sometimes not. The terms hamartia and hubris should become basic tools of your critical apparatus. Aristotle's idea that a tragic hero acts from a hamartia or mistake rather than evil intent was distorted into a theory of the so-called tragic flaw and was applied to describe foibles of Hamlet and Othello (jealousy). Rather, her moment of hamartia comes when she decides to behave in a manner that she knows might destroy her social and familial standing. Origin Late 18th century: Greek, ‘fault, failure, guilt’; the term was used in Aristotle's Poetics with reference to ancient Greek tragedy.
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