Definition of antihero
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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The pilot episode aired in May at the Tribeca Film Festival with Ko in the lead role as the show's 20-something antihero.
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The project is based on antihero Morbius the Living Vampire.
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Since the millennium, one of the big topics in the TV conversation has been the complex antihero.
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Even if female antiheroes are now more common, for HBO a self-destructive woman remains a gamble.
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Other images placing highly in the contest depicted the antihero falling from a building surrounded by debris, firing his gun amid a sea of chimichangas, riding a playground unicorn away from a massive explosion and more.
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Along the mainland and on the Outer Banks, some view him as a gifted mariner, law-skirting entrepreneur, swashbuckling antihero and — if nothing else — a source of tourism gold because of the annual pirate festivals sparked by his notoriety.
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Merkin is meant to be an antihero, always chasing the next big score, no matter the cost, but judgment is never passed on him — or any of the play’s other morally dubious support characters.
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Leave aside Kevin’s snobbery, which the play implies is not just a charismatic antihero’s pose but an actual virtue shared by anyone smart and honest.
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First Known Use of antihero
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ANTIHERO Defined for English Language Learners
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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