Meanings
adjectiveantiheroic (comparative more antiheroic, superlative most antiheroic)
comparative more antiheroic · superlative most antiheroic
- human sciencesOf, 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
Origin
From antihero + -ic or anti- + heroic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 反英雄的
- 反英雄的 (faan² jing¹ hung⁴ dik¹)pertaining to or typical of an antihero
Chinese Mandarin 反英雄的
- 反英雄的 (fǎnyīngxióng de)pertaining to or typical of an antihero
French antihéroïque
- antihéroïquepertaining to or typical of an antihero
Greek αντιηρωικός
- αντιηρωικός (antiiroïkós)pertaining to or typical of an antihero
Japanese 反英雄的な
- 反英雄的な (han'eiyū teki na)pertaining to or typical of an antihero
Korean 반영웅적
- 반영웅적 (banyeong'ungjeok)pertaining to or typical of an antihero
Polish antybohaterski
- antybohaterskipertaining to or typical of an antihero
Portuguese anti-heroico
- anti-heroicopertaining to or typical of an antihero
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APA
antiheroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiheroic
MLA
“antiheroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiheroic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiheroic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiheroic.
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