defiant

de·fi·ant  (d-fnt)

adj.

Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.

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de·fiant·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

defiant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" noncompliant difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts" compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

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defiant

adjective resisting, challenging, rebellious, daring, aggressive, bold, provocative, audacious, recalcitrant, antagonistic, insolent, mutinous, disobedient, refractory, insubordinate, contumacious << OPPOSITE obedient

Translations

defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] adj (= insolent) → insolente (= challenging); retador(a)

defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] defiance adj → provocant(e) → de défi; [person] → rebelle, intraitable

defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] adj → trotzig;

(challenging) → herausfordernd

defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] adj [attitude] → di sfida; [person] → ribelle