hamartia

ha·mar·tia

noun \ˌhä-ˌmär-ˈtē-ə\

Definition of HAMARTIA

: tragic flaw

Origin of HAMARTIA

Greek, from hamartanein to miss the mark, err

First Known Use: 1913

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with HAMARTIA

barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria