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antihero

an·ti·hero

UK/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/ US/ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

Origin

From anti- + hero.

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