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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanti-héros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anti-e-ros
"Il joue le rôle d'un anti-héros cynique dans cette série."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes such as idealism, courage, or morality.
"The novel's protagonist is a cynical antihero who ultimately makes the right choice despite his flaws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Greek prefix anti- (meaning against or opposite) and the Germanic root helt (hero, cognate with German Held). It entered modern European lexicography in the 20th century to describe central literary figures lacking traditional heroic qualities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antihelt" is said worldwide
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anti-héros
Transliteration: anti-e-ros
"Il joue le rôle d'un anti-héros cynique dans cette série."
Antiheld
Transliteration: Antiheld
"Der Roman präsentiert einen klassischen Antihelden."
antieroe
Transliteration: antieroe
"Il protagonista della storia è un tipico antieroe."
antihéroe
Transliteration: antiheroe
"Prefiero las películas donde el antihéroe salva el día."
anti-herói
Transliteration: anti-heroi
"O anti-herói é imperfeito mas cativante."
एंटी-हीरो
Transliteration: enti-hiro
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कहानी का मुख्य पात्र एक एंटी-हीरो है।"
反英雄
Transliteration: fǎn yīngxióng
Script: 中文汉字
"这部电影的主角是一个复杂的反英雄。"
안티히어로
Transliteration: antihieoro
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 소설의 주인공은 전형적인 안티히어로이다."
アンチヒーロー
Transliteration: anchihīrō
Script: 日本語
"彼は複雑な動機を持つアンチヒーローを演じた。"
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