A female central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
‘Bachmann weaves tales of anti-heroines, old drunks and people dousing themselves in gasoline into a strong collection of songs.’
‘She is the sharp-witted anti-heroine in this rich adaptation of Thackeray's classic novel of shameless social climbing in the early 19th century.’
‘Our confessional anti-heroine is still a TV journalist, still concerned about her weight (she should be more worried about the all the excess flab in the dialogue), but no longer single.’
‘It's evident from the outset that his refusal is based more in abusiveness than it is in impotence, as he dances suggestively with other women at a nightclub while our pathetic anti-heroine looks on.’
‘But there's no way our anti-heroine will get buff.’
‘She is wonderful as the steely-eyed anti-heroine.’
‘Significantly, its protagonist is the opposite of the three anti-heroines of the trilogy.’
‘This is an anti-morality tale, filled with many contradictions; it offers Mother Courage as an epic anti-heroine or, in Brecht's words, a character with ‘a realistic, un-ideal quality’.’
‘This anti-heroine, Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, has two salient characteristics: She sweats uncontrollably and she makes the best-selling cheese balls.’
‘This was an allusion to the most infamous murder committed by the two anti-heroines of the book as they are on the run through France.’
‘But what territory is there still for these anti-heroines to conquer?’
‘The eponymous anti-heroine wanders the streets of the Old Quarter, touching people with beauty while holding the key to the evil all around.’
‘There is no painting of the anti-heroine as Pierrot.’
‘Although the consensus has always been that Undine is an anti-heroine, she has also always had her defenders.’
‘Its anti-heroine is a fiercely independent packer in a cigarette factory.’
‘They had found their anti-heroine to root for because she was real and because she was one of them.’
‘With the British soprano as the title character, the opera had a much more believably disturbed young anti-heroine.’
‘And so Walters' innocent but in all ways unattractive anti-heroine Olive Martin was born.’
‘What makes it even more confusing is that this anti-heroine is played by Reese Witherspoon, who radiates sweetness and charm.’
‘The music pursues the theme of the show - it's a tribute to skating anti-heroine Tonya Harding.’
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