antiheroine

[ an-tee-her-oh-in, an-tahy- ]
/ ˈæn tiˌhɛr oʊ ɪn, ˈæn taɪ- /

noun

a female protagonist, as in a novel or play, whose attitudes and behavior are not typical of a conventional heroine.

Origin of antiheroine

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + heroine

Words nearby antiheroine

antihemophilic human plasma, antihemorrhagic, antihemorrhagic factor, antihero, antiheroic, antiheroine, antihidrotic, antihistamine, antihistamines, antihistaminic, antihormone