defiant
de·fi·ant
defiant · more defiant · most defiant
стійкий, неслухняний, непокірний
непокорный, дерзкий, вызывающий, неповинующийся
trotzig, frech, keck
DefyingDefying.
UK/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/US/dɪˈfaɪənt/
» Tom was defiant.
Tom war trotzig.
Meaning
2 sensesDefying.
keck, frech, trotzig
непоко́рныйnepokórnyj, де́рзкийdérzkij
Boldly resisting opposition.
trotzig
непоко́рныйnepokórnyj, неповину́ющийсяnepovinújuščijsja, вызыва́ющийvyzyvájuščij
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
Examples
21 sentencesTom was defiant.
deTom war trotzig.
I was defiant.
Tom is defiant.
Tom remains defiant.
Yanni is defiant to the core.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
defying:
boldly resisting opposition:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
defying:
Origin
Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analyBorrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analysis, def(i) + -ant.
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Forms
more defiant, most defiant| Comparative | more defiant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most defiant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- boldly resisting authority or an opposing force:noncompliant
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form