1) An error, failure 2) Ancient Greek theatre 3) Christian term 4) Flaw 5) Tragic flaw
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Hamartia (Ancient Greek: ἁμαρτία) is a word most famously used in Poetics, where it is usually translated as a mistake or error in judgment. In modern discussions of tragedy, hamartia has often been described as a hero`s `tragic flaw.` The word hamartia is rooted in the notion of missing the mark (hamartanein) and covers a broad spectru......
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[medical term] A hamartia is a focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types that are normally present in the anatomical area. A hamartia is not considered to be a tumor, and is distinct from a hamartoma, which describes a benign neoplasm characterized by tissue misarrangement similar to a hamartia (i.e., tissue ...
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flaw in a character leading to his downfall
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(hamartia from Greek hamartanein, `to err`), inherent defect or shortcoming in the hero of a tragedy, who is in other respects a superior being ... [1 related articles]
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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) ...
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(ham-ahr´shә) a defect of tissue combination during development.
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A term from Greek tragedy that literally means 'missing the mark.' Originally applied to an archer w
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ham-ahr′shē-ă Definitions: 1. A localized developmental disturbance characterized by abnormal arrangement and/or combinations of the tissues normally present in the area.
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hamartia 1. A tragic flaw. 2. A localized disturbance of the normal arrangement, organization, or patterning of tissues during development. 3. A developmental anomaly resulting in the formation of a mass composed of tissues normally present in the locality of the mass, but of improper proportion and distribution with dominance of one type of tiss...
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Hamartia is the tragic flaw or error that reverses a protagonist’s fortune from good to bad.
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an error, failure.
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