- defiant de·fi·ant adj
- [dɪ'faɪənt]
(person) ribelle, (tone, attitude) di sfida, (reply) insolente
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defiant de·fi·ant adj
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defiant — [adj] disobedient, disregardful aggressive, audacious, bold, challenging, contumacious, daring, gutsy*, insolent, insubmissive, insubordinate, mutinous, obstinate, provocative, rebellious, recalcitrant, reckless, refractory, resistant, resistive … New thesaurus
defiant — defiantly, adv. defiantness, n. /di fuy euhnt/, adj. characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude. [1830 40; < F défiant, OF, prp. of defier to DEFY; see ANT] Syn. insubordinate, contumacious, refractory,… … Universalium
defiant — de•fi•ant [[t]dɪˈfaɪ ənt[/t]] adj. showing defiance; bold • Etymology: 1830–40; < F défiant, OF, prp. of defier to defy; see ant de•fi′ant•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
defiant — de|fi|ant [dıˈfaıənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: défiant, present participle of défier; DEFY] clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do ▪ Mark smashed a fist on the desk in a defiant gesture. >defiantly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
defiant — de fi·ant || nt adj. resisting, opposing, disobedient … English contemporary dictionary
half-defiant — half defi′ant adj. ly, adv … From formal English to slang
unmanageable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unruly, ungovernable, refractory. See obstinacy, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncontrollable, obstreperous, willful, irrepressible, ungovernable; see also unruly . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
recalcitrant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. refractory, stubborn, difficult, intractable; balky, mulish, cussed (inf.), cantankerous (inf.). See disobedience, obstinacy, resistance. Ant., obedient, cooperative. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
insubordinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disobedient, intractable; mutinous, insurgent; stubborn, obstinate, too big for one s britches (inf.). See disobedience, defiance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disobedient, mutinous, defiant; see… … English dictionary for students
lawless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disorderly, unruly, insubordinate, mutinous. See illegality, disobedience. Ant., lawful, law abiding. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without law] Syn. wild, untamed, uncivilized, savage, native,… … English dictionary for students
rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… … English dictionary for students
