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    De·fi·ant
    /dəˈfīənt/

    adjective

    • 1. showing defiance: "she was in a defiant mood"
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  3. DEFIANT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of defiant – Learner’s Dictionary. defiant. adjective. uk / dɪˈfaɪənt / us. Add to word list. refusing to obey someone or something: a defiant child. defiantly. adverb. (Definition of defiant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  4. Check pronunciation: defiant. Definition of defiant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analysis, defy +‎ -ant.

    (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/
    (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈfaɪənt/
    Rhymes: -aɪənt

    defiant (comparative more defiant, superlative most defiant) 1. Defying. 1.1. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC: 1.1.1. She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough...

    defiant (plural defiants) 1. One who defies opposition. 1.1. 1966, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (issues 2262-2303) 1.1.1. Countries condemning South Africa, Portugal and Rhodesia still find it necessary to trade with these defiantsagainst so-called world opinion. 1.2. John Michae...

    “defiant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
    “defiant”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  5. Dictionary definition of defiant. Showing bold resistance or open disobedience to authority or norms. "The teenager had a defiant attitude towards their parents' rules." Detailed meaning of defiant. It suggests a person who refuses to yield or give in to pressure, even when facing consequences or punishment.

  6. If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.

  7. What does the adjective defiant mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective defiant . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. 4 days ago · defiant. (adjective) in the sense of resisting. Despite the risk of suspension, he remained defiant. Synonyms. resisting. challenging. rebellious. daring. aggressive. hostile. bold. provocative. audacious. recalcitrant. antagonistic. obstinate. insolent. truculent. uncooperative. mutinous. disobedient. refractory. insubordinate. non-compliant.

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