antiheroine

[ an-tee-her-oh-in, an-tahy- ]

noun
  1. a female protagonist, as in a novel or play, whose attitudes and behavior are not typical of a conventional heroine.

Origin of antiheroine

1
First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + heroine

Words Nearby antiheroine

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