a00695523
type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
examples | brought up to be aggressive and defiant a defiant attitude |
Outgoing links | |
Also see | disobedient; insubordinate; intractable; unmanageable, difficult; unwilling |
Derivationally related form | noncompliant → noncompliance |
Derivationally related form | defiant → defy; defiant → defiance; defiant → defiance; defiant → defiance |
Antonym | defiant → compliant |
Similar to | insubordinate, resistant, resistive; obstreperous; recalcitrant |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | insubordinate, resistant, resistive; obstreperous; recalcitrant |
Antonym | compliant → defiant |
Also see | unmanageable, difficult; disobedient; insubordinate; intractable; unwilling |
Derived from adjective | defiantly → defiant |
Derivationally related form | defiance → defiant; defiance → defiant; defiance → defiant; defy → defiant |
Derivationally related form | noncompliance → noncompliant |
Click for the XML entry