Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: defiant  di'fI-unt
  1. Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
    "a defiant attitude"; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant";
    - noncompliant

See also: difficult, disobedient, incalcitrant [non-standard], insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, resistant, resistive, unmanageable, unwilling

Encyclopedia: Defiant

Nearest

deferential
deferentially
deferment
deferral
deferred payment
defervesce
defervescence
defervescent
DeFi
defiance
defiant
defiantly
defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillator
defibrinate
deficiency
deficiency disease
deficient
deficiently
deficit