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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(fiction) An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively..
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.
Use anti-villain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anti-villain means (fiction) An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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