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an·ti·he·ro
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ˈæn
tiˌhɪər
oʊ
,
ˈæn
taɪ-
/
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an
-tee-heer-oh
,
an
-tahy-
]
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noun,
plural
-roes.
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
Origin:
1705–15;
anti-
+
hero
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an·ti·her·o·ism
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tiˈhɛr
oʊˌɪz
əm
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taɪ-
/
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an-tee-
her
-oh-iz-
uh
m
,
an-tahy-
]
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noun
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antihero
also anti-hero; 1714, from
anti-
+
hero
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