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means A protagonist of noble stature whose own character flaw (not mere bad luck) sets off their downfall, usually accompanied by a dawning, too-late recognition of the truth.

from Straight out of Aristotle's Poetics, where he dissected Greek tragedy and coined 'hamartia' — often mistranslated as 'tragic flaw' but closer to 'missing the mark,' like an archer's shot gone wide. 'Tragedy' itself traces to Greek 'tragodia,' literally 'goat song,' possibly tied to goat-prize contests or satyr performers dressed in goat-skins at festivals honoring Dionysus — the etymology is genuinely murky, but the goats are persistent.