antiheroine

noun

an·​ti·​her·​o·​ine ˌan-tē-ˈher-ə-wən How to pronounce antiheroine (audio) ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antiheroine (audio)
: a female antihero

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At its best this is a horror comedy, and its antiheroine has learned all her tricks from previous movies. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023 As the film progresses, our antiheroine reroutes her own life, willingly, for a month at a swank Alpine clinic where she’s treated for depression. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022 Still, there’s a satisfaction in watching the young, helpless Diana turn into a myopic, friendless antiheroine whose efforts to be understood can only take the form of vengeance. — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2022 Catwoman is a powerful female antiheroine that appears alongside other characters in the Gotham TV series. — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for antiheroine

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antiheroine was in 1823

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“Antiheroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiheroine. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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