antiheroic en · ADJ
Etymology
From antihero + -ic or anti- + heroic.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
“Monsieur Verdoux” may once again be timely, but the audacity of its statement derives less from Chaplin’s antiwar polemic than from his antiheroic pose.
2008 June 8, J. Hoberman, “When Chaplin Became the Enemy”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more antiheroic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most antiheroic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
cmn 反英雄的 (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · el αντιηρωικός (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · ko 반영웅적 (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · yue 反英雄的 (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · pl antybohaterski (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · pt anti-heroico (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · fr antihéroïque (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · ja 反英雄的な (pertaining to or typical of an antihero) · mk антихеројски (pertaining to or typical of an antihero)