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defiant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??fa?(j)?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??fa??nt/
- Rhymes: -a??nt
Adjective
defiant (comparative more defiant, superlative most defiant)
- Defying.
- Boldly resisting opposition.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- But the demonstrators remained defiant, pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
Synonyms
- dareful
- rebellious
Antonyms
- docile, obedient, submissive
- dominant
Translations
Noun
defiant (plural defiants)
- One who defies opposition.
- 1966, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (issues 2262-2303)
- Countries condemning South Africa, Portugal and Rhodesia still find it necessary to trade with these defiants against so-called world opinion.
- John Michael Doris, Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior (page 48)
- Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations.
- 1966, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa (issues 2262-2303)
Further reading
- defiant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- defiant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- fainted
Latin
Verb
d?f?ant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of d?f??
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contemptuous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemptus or from contempt +? -uous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?t?m(p).t?u.?s/, /k?n?t?m(p).t??s/, /k?n?t?m(p).tju.?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?t?mp.t?u.?s/
Adjective
contemptuous (comparative more contemptuous, superlative most contemptuous)
- Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
Synonyms
- disdainful
- dismissive
Antonyms
- respectful
Derived terms
- contemptuously
Related terms
- contemn
- contempt
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