unheroic
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈhɪəroʊɪk/
:
no heroico
- Shimshon seems more mortified by the unheroic conduct of his son than by his actual suffering.
- decidedly unheroic
- very unheroic
- unheroic times
Examples
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In fact, Yonatan's view of war is decidedly unheroic and lacking in any epic glamour.
Academic text (2001) -
Nature cast him an unheroic mold... not at all beautiful or impressive.
Academic text (1998) -
His solution, if unheroic, was at least bold.
Fiction book (1995) -
With time, the unheroic stance became more pronounced.
Academic text (1993) -
I feel too unheroic to decide these most intimidating questions.
Academic text (1992) -
What Stiller comes to understand, against the imaginary heroic backdrop he conjures up in his cell, is his own essentially unheroic nature.
Academic text (1993) -
It is true that the comparison with the biblical models demythifies the modern, unheroic personalities.
Academic text (2001) -
Equally, the way he hid his unheroic role in the Red Cross behind the glory of a silver cross must have felt like a betrayal of Nick Nerone, the true war hero.
Academic text (2017) -
At the novel's literal level, Faber's compulsive rationality makes him a limited, flat, singularly unheroic character.
Academic text (1993) -
In the movie, the unheroic actions of the lead character left the audience disappointed.
Synonyms
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8.7
Being very afraid and not willing to face danger
Not showing great bravery or special strength of character
A character who does not act bravely or help others
Not polite or brave in the way people expect from a knight
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unheroic is made of un- meaning 'not' and hero meaning 'a brave person', so it means 'not brave' or not acting like a hero.