anti-villain
Definitions
An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively.
Equivalents
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Examples
“As much the anti-hero initially as Thorpe is anti-villain, Tinley's function in the first volume is to expose to Catherine various modes of triviality and affectation.”
“The rise⟳ of the anti-hero as the protagonist of much of modern fiction was accompanied by the rise⟳ of what one might call⟳ the “anti-villain,” ironically understood as more interesting than his heroic counterpart.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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