"antiheroic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more antiheroic [comparative], most antiheroic [superlative]
Etymology: antihero + -ic or anti- + heroic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|antihero|ic}} antihero + -ic, {{prefix|en|anti|heroic}} anti- + heroic Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiheroic (comparative more antiheroic, superlative most antiheroic)
  1. (narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero. Categories (topical): Narratology Derived forms: antiheroically Translations (pertaining to or typical of an antihero): 反英雄的 (faan² jing¹ hung⁴ dik¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 反英雄的 (fǎnyīngxióng de) (Chinese Mandarin), antihéroïque (French), αντιηρωικός (antiiroïkós) (Greek), 반영웅적 (banyeong'ungjeok) (Korean), антихеројски (antiherojski) (Macedonian), antybohaterski (Polish), anti-heroico (Portuguese)

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