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Tragic flaw has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall

2

A personality trait or other characteristic of a real or fictional individual which is immoral, destructive, or otherwise faulty and which leads to the ruin or profound suffering of that individual.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flaw
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law claw flaw plaw slaw klaw unlaw inlaw pilaw bylaw prelaw by law byrlaw beclaw loblaw in law of law sublaw samlaw declaw
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