ANTIHERO meaning: Flawed protagonist lacking heroic qualities

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antihero: Merriam-Webster
antihero: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
antihero: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
antihero: Collins English Dictionary
antihero: Vocabulary.com
Antihero, antihero: Wordnik
antihero: Wiktionary
antihero: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
antihero: Infoplease Dictionary
antihero: Dictionary.com
Antihero (disambiguation), Antihero (video game), Antihero: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
antihero: Rhymezone
antihero: FreeDictionary.org
antihero: Mnemonic Dictionary
antihero: TheFreeDictionary.com
antihero: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
antihero: Merriam-Webster

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antihero: Encyclopedia

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antihero: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun: (literature, roleplaying games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

Opposite:

hero, protagonist, champion

Types:

loner, rogue, vigilante, rebel, outlaw, more...

Adjectives:

modern, comic, first, classic, new, american, young, eponymous, quintessential, contemporary, famous

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