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Antihero Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antihero has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

2

A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

See Also
antiheroine antisuperhero criminal mercenary cowardly antiheroic antiheroism nonhero
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
protagonist
Rhyming Words
ero aero mero yero pero kero zero hero nero gero eero xero dero sero cero vero fiero shero piero suero
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