Definition of antihero
:a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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Like Woyzeck himself, Heather Chrisler's Helen hovers between antihero and schlemiel.
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As has been stated many times before, The Sopranos ushered in TV’s age of the antihero.
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Recondite, real name Lorenz Brunner, may very well be techno's most intriguing antihero.
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Perry is a great pop antihero in that her songs work their way into the brain despite finding ever-new ways to offend taste.
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For starters, while Monster’s Aileen Wuornos is an antihero to Diana Prince’s superhero, Jenkins found authentic humanity in each of these characters, and grounded their story in that humanity.
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The novel necessarily focuses on its antihero’s internal world; the movie effortlessly calls attention to the situation of the Pied-Noir, living amid a sea of subjugated natives.
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But the film keep us at arm’s length emotionally, filtering its antihero’s troubles through a layer of 1970s nostalgia.
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But the film keep us at arm’s length emotionally, filtering its antihero’s troubles through a layer of 1970s nostalgia.
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First Known Use of antihero
1714
ANTIHERO Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of antihero for English Language Learners
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: a main character in a book, play, movie, etc., who does not have the usual good qualities that are expected in a hero
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