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antiheroes Definition


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antihero
noun
    antiheroes
    1. A principal character in a novel, play, film, etc who either lacks the conventional qualities of a hero or whose circumstances do not allow for any kind of heroic action.
Derivative: antiheroic
adj
    Etymology: 19c in this sense; 18c in more general sense ‘someone who is the opposite of a hero'.



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