See antihero on Wiktionary
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"text": "Fictional male antiheroes like television’s crime patriarchs Tony Soprano and Walter White have reigned for some time, but the antiheroine has only more recently had the opportunity to rise up – and become the cause of her own downfall. […] Grayson serves as an archetype for a female antihero not driven by much except for her own ambition, and she’s quite fine with that.",
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antiheld"
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{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antiheroi"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hakaheros",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "հակահերոս"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antiheroi"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "antyhjerój",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "антыгерой"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "o-naẏkōcito naẏok",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "অ-নায়কোচিত নায়ক"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "antigerój",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "антигеро́й"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antiheroi"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fǎnyīngxióng",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "反英雄"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antihrdina"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antiheld"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "antiheldin"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "kontraŭheroo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antikangelane"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antisankari"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "pahis"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antihéros"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anti-héros"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antiheroe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Antiheld"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "antiíroas",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "αντιήρωας"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antiheroo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "frith-laoch"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "ana-laoch"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antieroe"
},
{
"alt": "はんえいゆう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "han'eiyū",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "反英雄"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "anchihīrō",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "アンチヒーロー"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dākuhīrō",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "ダークヒーロー"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "antiqaharman",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "антиқаһарман"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "anti-qaharman",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "анти-қаһарман"
},
{
"alt": "反英雄",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "banyeong'ung",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "반영웅"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antîleheng"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antiheros"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "contra heros"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antivaronis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antiherojus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "antihéroj",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "антихе́рој"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "antiheroína",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "антихерои́на"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antihelt"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "ضدقهرمان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "ناقهرمان"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antybohater"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "antybohaterka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anti-herói"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antierou"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "erou negativ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "antigerój",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "антигеро́й"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ana-gaisgeach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antihéroe"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "shujaa wa upande wa mbaya"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "shujaa hasi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "antihjälte"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "kontrabayani"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "kontrabida"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "etirāṉavīraṉ",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "எதிரானவீரன்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "āṇṭihīrō",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "ஆண்டிஹீரோ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "antikahraman"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "antyherój",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "антигеро́й"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "انٹی ہیرو"
},
{
"alt": "反英雄",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
"word": "phản anh hùng"
}
],
"word": "antihero"
}
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