[1875–80; anti- + heroic]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, massage, slime mold, weekend, weekenderanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)
Examples of 'antiheroic' in a sentence
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Arsenal's band of young warriors are not antiheroic for their failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was a pleasure worth waiting for - oblique, witty, antiheroic - particularly funny about the futility of love and ambition.