Antihero


a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as n-bility of mind and spirit, a life or att-tude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
contemporary examples

so when he graduated from antihero to pop stalwart in the mid-aughts, the rap world largely lost interest.
‘the marshall mathers lp 2’ review: eminem’s a great rapper with nothing to say rawiya kameir november 4, 2013

i also want to say that there’s a degree to which we never really thought of this as an antihero show.
‘the americans’ showrunners dissect the secrets of season 2 andrew romano february 26, 2014

noun (pl) -roes
a central character in a novel, play, etc, who lacks the traditional heroic virtues
n.

also anti-hero; 1714, from anti- + hero.

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