# hamartia

> English word · Noun · IPA /həˈmɑː.ti.ə/

## Definitions
1. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
2. Sin.
3. A focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartía, “tragic failure, sinful nature”), from the verb ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, “to miss the mark”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hamartia