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tragic flaw

noun

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  1. A personality trait or other characteristic of a real or fictional individual which is…

    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.

    • When a heroine's tragic flaw takes the form of uncontrollable love for an outlaw, the paths of momentary glory can lead but to defeat.
    • The control-freak instinct runs too deep. . . . This runs the risk of becoming a tragic flaw.

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