antiheroine

noun

an·​ti·​her·​o·​ine
ˌan-tē-ˈher-ə-wən,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antiheroine (audio)
: a female antihero

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Luckily, Annapurna stepped in to see it through, leaning into the antiheroine’s nonconformist personality — the very thing that made ND Stevenson’s graphic novel so original. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 June 2023 In the first film of the franchise, Pattinson's Batman follows the trail of a deranged serial killer called the Riddler (Paul Dano) and uncovers corruption in Gotham, meeting the antiheroine Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) along the way. Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023 As the film progresses, our antiheroine reroutes her own life, willingly, for a month at a swank Alpine clinic where she’s treated for depression. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022 At its best this is a horror comedy, and its antiheroine has learned all her tricks from previous movies. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for antiheroine 

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antiheroine was in 1823

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“Antiheroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiheroine. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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