antihero
See also: anti-hero
English
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edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/, /ˈæn.tiˌhiɹ.oʊ/
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Noun
editantihero (plural antiheroes)
- (literature, roleplaying games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
- Synonym: unhero
- 2006, James Bonnet, Stealing Fire from the Gods: The Complete Guide to Story for Writers and Filmmakers:
- Alienation: A stage on the downside of the passage wherein the holdfast and the antihero take actions which bring about a disintegration of personality.
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editprotagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner
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