antihero

WOTD – 26 October 2010

English

Alternative forms

• anti-hero

Etymology

anti- +‎ hero.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.taiˌhi.ɹoʊ/, /ˈæn.tiˌhi.ɹoʊ/

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Noun

antihero (plural antiheroes)

1. (literature, gaming) 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

• antiheroic
• antiheroism

Translations

protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner

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

• Greek: αντιήρωας (el) m (antiíroas)
• Italian: antieroe m
• Norwegian: antihelt m
• Polish: antybohater (pl) m
• Romanian: antierou m
• Russian: антигерой (ru) m (antigeroj)
• Spanish: antihéroe m

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