Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiheroic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-heroic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.

Example Sentences

"“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."

Etymology

From antihero + -ic or anti- + heroic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti
Suffix: antihero

Inflected Forms

more antiheroic (comparative) most antiheroic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiheroically

Questions

What does antiheroic mean?: Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
Where does antiheroic come from?: From antihero + -ic or anti- + heroic.

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