antiheroine
English
noun
Definitions
- (literature) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.
Etymology
Prefix from English heroine.
Origin
English
heroine
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anti-heroine English
- hero English
- heroine English
- heroinely English
- heroinic English
- heroinism English
- superheroine English
- herōīna Latin
- ヒロイン Japanese