antiheroine

noun

Etymology

From anti- + heroine.

  1. derived from ἡρωΐνη
  2. borrowed from hērōīna
  3. formed as antiheroine — “anti- + heroine

Definitions

  1. A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via…

    A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.

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