desafiador

Catalan

Etymology

From desafiar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

desafiador (feminine desafiadora, masculine plural desafiadors, feminine plural desafiadores)

1. defiant
2. challenging (difficult)

Further reading

• “desafiador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From desafiar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fjaˈdoh], /d͡ʒi.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fjaˈdoh], /d͡ʒi.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoɾ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoɾ/, /d͡ʒi.za.fi.aˈdoɾ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fɪ.aˈdoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoχ], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fjaˈdoχ], /d͡ʒi.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fɪ.aˈdoχ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoɻ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoɻ], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoɻ/, /d͡ʒi.za.fi.aˈdoɻ/ [d͡ʒi.za.fɪ.aˈdoɻ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.za.fjaˈdoɻ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.fi.aˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /de.za.fjaˈdoʁ/ [de.za.fjaˈdoh]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈdoɾ/ [dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈdoɾ/ [dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈdo.ɾi/ [dɨ.zɐ.fjɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: de‧sa‧fi‧a‧dor

Adjective

desafiador (feminine desafiadora, masculine plural desafiadores, feminine plural desafiadoras)

1. defiant
2. challenging, difficult, hard to do

Further reading

• “desafiador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “desafiador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “desafiador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From desafiar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desafjaˈdoɾ/ [d̪e.sa.fjaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧fia‧dor

Adjective

desafiador (feminine desafiadora, masculine plural desafiadores, feminine plural desafiadoras)

1. defiant

   Synonym: desafiante

2. challenging (difficult)

   Synonym: desafiante

Further reading

• “desafiador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025