Tragic Flaw For Oedipus Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • overbearing pride or presumption
	47%	10		Oedipus' tragic flaw is his excessive pride
	noun • (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
	41%	8		Like Oedipus's curse in "Oedipus Rex"
	adjective satellite • characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is • humorously sarcastic or mocking

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