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antiheroine

American  
[an-tee-her-oh-in, an-tahy-] / ˈæn tiˌhɛr oʊ ɪn, ˈæn taɪ- /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of antiheroine

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + heroine

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