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anti-hero definitions
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1a protagonist who has the opposite of most of the traditional attributes of a hero. [a character who] may be bewildered ineffectual deluded or merely pathetic.8 sets
2a protagonist who is lacking the traditional heroic attributes and qualities, and instead possesses character traits that are antithetical to heroism2 sets
3a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)2 sets
4a protagonist who has qualities opposite to those normally expected from a hero2 sets
5antagonist1 set
6in fiction, the anti-hero is a protagonist who is lacking the traditional heroic attributes and qualities1 set
7a protagonist with qualities that are opposite to those normally expected from a hero1 set
8a major character, usually the protagonist, who lacks conventional nobility of mind, and who struggles for values not deemed universally admirable.1 set
9a character who can be the protagonist who typically distrusts conventional values and is unable to commit himself to any ideals.1 set
10protagonist with opposite qualities of a hero.1 set
11a character who can be the protagonist who typically distrusts conventional values and is unable to commit himself to any ideals1 set
12a central character in a work of literature who lacks traditional heroic qualities such as courage, physical prowess, and fortitude.1 set
13a protagonist who has qualities opposite to those normally expected from a hero, such as stupidity, insecurity, dishonesty, or cowardliness1 set
14a protagonist who is either unlikable or has characteristics which are not to be emulated1 set
15main character with bad or undesirable traits1 set
16protagonist who has characters opposite of what we consider a hero1 set
17protagonist who has qualities not expected in a hero1 set
18a protagonist who has qualities opposite to those normally expected from a hero such as stupidity, insecurity, dishonesty, cowardliness; a protagonist with bad qualities or traits1 set
19a central character in a dramatic or narrative work who lacks the qualities of nobility and magnanimity expected of traditional heroes in romances and epics1 set
20a protagonist who has qualities opposite to those normally expected from a hero such as stupidity, insecurity, dishonesty, and cowardliness.1 set
21a protagonist with villainous qualities1 set
22a protagonist lacking nobility of character1 set
23flawed and ignoble character/hero1 set
24a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like1 set
25flawed character1 set
26a character intentionally alienated from the reader and himself, very disillusioned, morbid self-absorbtion, ex: fowler in the quiet american1 set
27a protagonist who lacks the noble spirit of admirable life purposes usually found in a heroic figure1 set
28a protagonist who lacks the noble spirit or admirable life purposes usu. foudn in a heroic figure1 set
29protagonist with villainous qualities1 set
30protagonist who lacks heroic qualities- deeply flawed protagonist1 set
31a protagonist who has the opposite of most of the traditional attributes of a hero. he or she may be bewildered, ineffectual, deluded, or merely pathetic. often what antiheroes learn, if they learn anything at all, is that the world isolates them in an existence devoid of god and absolute values. yossarian from joseph heller's catch-22 is an example of an antihero. see also character.1 set
32consonance1 set
33main character in a story who lacks traditional heroic qualities such as idealism or courage1 set
34a protagonist who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities.1 set
35in fiction; a protagonist who is lacking the traditional heroic attributes and qualities1 set
36the protagonist of a modern play or novel who has the converse of most of the tradition attributes of the hero1 set
37a protagonist who is deeply flawed and does not have the typical virtues of a hero1 set
38a character who can be a protagonist who typically distrusts conventional values and is unable to commit himself to any ideals1 set
39chief person in a modern novel or play whose character is widely discrepant from that of the protagonist/hero; is petty, ignominious, passive, ineffectual, or dishonest1 set
40a protagonist who has the opposite1 set