defiant
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French défiant, from the verb défier
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /dɪ'faɪ(j)ənt/
- (US) IPA: /dɪˈfaɪənt/, X-SAMPA: /dI"faI@nt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪənt
Adjective [edit]
defiant (comparative more defiant, superlative most defiant)
- Defying.
- Boldly resisting opposition.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
defying
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boldly resisting opposition
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External links [edit]
- defiant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- defiant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911