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antihero collapse: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

role collapse: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

ingenue collapse: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play; an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage); an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

acquisition collapse: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"; something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

mimicry collapse: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

antagonist collapse: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

person collapse: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"; a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"; a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

heroine collapse: the main good female character in a work of fiction; a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

soubrette collapse: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; a pert or flirtatious young girl

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

villain collapse: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction

portray collapse: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"; make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

actor collapse: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

playing collapse: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation; the act of playing a musical instrument

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

personage collapse: another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

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