Adjective: defiant di'fI-unt
- 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
Antonym: compliant
Encyclopedia: Defiant