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antihero

antihero

See also: anti-hero

English

Alternative forms

anti-hero

Noun

antihero ‎(plural antiheroes)

(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

Related terms

antiheroine

Derived terms

Translations

protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner

Armenian: հակահերոս (hy) ‎(hakaheros)
Bengali: অ-নায়কোচিত নায়ক ‎(ô-nayôkocit nayôk)
Catalan: antiheroi m
Dutch: antiheld (nl) m, antiheldin f
Estonian: antikangelane
Finnish: antisankari (fi), pahis (fi)
French: antihéros (fr)
German: Antiheld (de) m

Greek: αντιήρωας (el) m ‎(antiíroas)
Ido: antiheroo
Italian: antieroe m
Norwegian: antihelt m
Polish: antybohater (pl) m
Portuguese: anti-herói (pt) m
Romanian: antierou m
Russian: антигеро́й (ru) m ‎(antigerój)
Spanish: antihéroe (es) m

Anagrams

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