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defiant

de·fiant

UK/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/ US/dɪˈfaɪənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

  • “brought up to be aggressive and defiant”
  • “a defiant attitude”
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Origin

Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analysis, def(i) + -ant.

Phrases

  • oppositional defiant disorder

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