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an·ti·he·ro·ic
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taɪ-
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adjective
1.
(of a protagonist) possessing the characteristics of an anti-hero.
2.
(of a literary work) having an antihero as its protagonist.
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Origin:
1875–80;
anti-
+
heroic
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