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tragic heroine

tragic heroine noun: a heroine who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes her downfall; a female tragic hero.

Noun

tragic heroine (plural tragic heroines)

  1. A heroine who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes her downfall; a female tragic hero.

Forms of tragic heroine

pluraltragic heroines

Questions about tragic heroine

What does tragic heroine mean?
Tragic heroine means a heroine who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes her downfall; a female tragic hero.
What part of speech is tragic heroine?
Tragic heroine is a noun.
What is the plural of tragic heroine?
The plural of tragic heroine is tragic heroines.

Words near tragic heroine in the dictionary

  1. tragic carpet
  2. tragic flaw
  3. tragic flaws
  4. tragic hero
  5. tragic heroes
  6. tragic heroine
  7. tragic heroines
  8. tragical
  9. tragicality
  10. tragically
  11. tragicalness

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