antiheroine: Meaning and Definition of

an•ti•her•o•ine

Pronunciation: (an'tē-her"ō-in, an'tī-), [key]
— n.
  1. a female protagonist, as in a novel or play, whose attitudes and behavior are not typical of a conventional heroine.
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