antihero

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antihero

/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/ UK
/ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/ US
/ˈæn.tiˌhiɹ.oʊ/ US

noun antiheroes · anti-hero

A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals. Alienation: A stage on the downside of the passage wherein the holdfast and the antihero take actions which bring about a disintegration of personality.
Similar: unhero

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noun protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner

Español	antihéroe
한국어	반영웅 banyeong'ung
日本語	反英雄 han'eiyū, アンチヒーロー anchihīrō, ダークヒーロー dākuhīrō
中文	反英雄 fǎnyīngxióng
Kiswahili	shujaa wa upande wa mbaya, shujaa hasi
Português	anti-herói
Français	antihéros, anti-héros
Deutsch	Antiheld
Italiano	antieroe
Ελληνικά	αντιήρωας antiíroas
Română	antierou, erou negativ
Русский	антигеро́й antigerój
Tiếng Việt	phản anh hùng
العربية	بطل مزيف baṭal muzayyaf, بطلة مزيفة baṭala muzayyafa

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@misc{antihero_2026,
  title = {antihero},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antihero},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}