"antihero" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/ [US], /ˈæn.tiˌhiɹ.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-antihero.ogg , en-us-antihero-2.ogg , en-au-antihero.ogg Forms: antiheroes [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + hero. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|hero}} anti- + hero Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} antihero (plural antiheroes)
  1. (literature, roleplaying games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals. Wikipedia link: antihero Categories (topical): Literature, People, Role-playing games, Stock characters Synonyms: unhero, anti-hero Derived forms: antiheroic, antiheroics, antiheroine, antiheroism Related terms: anti-villain, counterhero, false protagonist, false hero Translations (protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner): antiheld [masculine] (Afrikaans), antiheroi [masculine] (Albanian), հակահերոս (hakaheros) (Armenian), antiheroi (Basque), антыгерой (antyhjerój) (Belarusian), অ-নায়কোচিত নায়ক (o-naẏkōcito naẏok) (Bengali), антигеро́й (antigerój) (Bulgarian), antiheroi [masculine] (Catalan), 反英雄 (fǎnyīngxióng) (Chinese Mandarin), antihrdina [masculine] (Czech), antiheld [masculine] (Dutch), antiheldin [feminine] (Dutch), kontraŭheroo (Esperanto), antikangelane (Estonian), antisankari (Finnish), pahis (Finnish), antihéros [masculine] (French), anti-héros [masculine] (French), antiheroe [masculine] (Galician), Antiheld [masculine] (German), αντιήρωας (antiíroas) [masculine] (Greek), antiheroo (Ido), frith-laoch (Irish), ana-laoch (Irish), antieroe [masculine] (Italian), 反英雄 (han'eiyū) (alt: はんえいゆう) (Japanese), アンチヒーロー (anchihīrō) (Japanese), ダークヒーロー (dākuhīrō) (Japanese), антиқаһарман (antiqaharman) (Kazakh), анти-қаһарман (anti-qaharman) (Kazakh), 반영웅 (banyeong'ung) (alt: 反英雄) (Korean), antiheros (Latin), contra heros (Latin), antivaronis (Latvian), antiherojus (Lithuanian), антихе́рој (antihéroj) [masculine] (Macedonian), антихерои́на (antiheroína) [feminine] (Macedonian), antihelt [masculine] (Norwegian), ضدقهرمان (Persian), ناقهرمان (Persian), antybohater [masculine] (Polish), antybohaterka [feminine] (Polish), anti-herói [masculine] (Portuguese), antierou [masculine] (Romanian), erou negativ [masculine] (Romanian), антигеро́й (antigerój) [masculine] (Russian), ana-gaisgeach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), antihéroe [masculine] (Spanish), shujaa wa upande wa mbaya (Swahili), shujaa hasi (Swahili), antihjälte [common-gender] (Swedish), kontrabayani (Tagalog), kontrabida (Tagalog), எதிரானவீரன் (etirāṉavīraṉ) (Tamil), ஆண்டிஹீரோ (āṇṭihīrō) (Tamil), antikahraman (Turkish), антигеро́й (antyherój) (Ukrainian), انٹی ہیرو [masculine] (Urdu), phản anh hùng (alt: 反英雄) (Vietnamese)
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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          "code": "ko",
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
          "word": "contra heros"
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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          "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "反英雄"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antikangelane"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antisankari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "pahis"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antihéros"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anti-héros"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antiheroe"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Antiheld"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antiheroo"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "frith-laoch"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "ana-laoch"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antieroe"
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      "alt": "はんえいゆう",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "反英雄"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "アンチヒーロー"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "ダークヒーロー"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "антиқаһарман"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "анти-қаһарман"
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      "alt": "反英雄",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "banyeong'ung",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "반영웅"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antiheros"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "contra heros"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antivaronis"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "word": "antiherojus"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "антихе́рој"
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "антихерои́на"
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      "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"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "antybohater"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antybohaterka"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anti-herói"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antigerój",
      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антигеро́й"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ana-gaisgeach"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "antihéroe"
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      "code": "sw",
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      "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"
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        "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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