antihero

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/ /ˈæn.tiˌhiɹ.oʊ/ en-us-antihero.ogg en-us-antihero-2.ogg en-au-antihero.ogg

antihero antiheroes anti-hero

From anti- + hero.

unhero

anti-villain counterhero false protagonist false hero

antiheroic antiheroics antiheroine antiheroism

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