defiant

[US]/dɪˈfaɪənt/
[UK]/dɪˈfaɪənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. osoittava vastarintaa tai tottelemattomuutta; haastava; halveksuva.
Word Forms
Pluraldefiants

Phrases & Collocations

defiant attitude

uhmakas asenne

defiant behavior

uhmakas käytös

Example Sentences

she was in defiant mood.

hän oli vastahakoisella mielellä.

The defiant child was punished.

Rohkea lapsi rankaistiin.

a defiant holdout against a commercial culture.

rohkea vastarinta kaupallista kulttuuria vastaan.

a defiant toss of her head.

rohkea päänykäytös.

The parents showed remarkable forbearance toward their defiant and unruly son.

Vanhemmat osoittivat uskomatonta pitkäjänteisyyttä vastahakoisen ja tottelemattoman poikansa suhteen.

With a last defiant gesture, they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.

Viimeisellä rohkealla eleellä he lauloivat vallankumouslaulun, kun heidät vietiin vankeuteen.

despite pulling back its missiles, the government maintained a defiant posture for home consumption.

Huolimatta ohjustensa vetämisestä takaisin, hallitus säilytti vastahakoisen asenteen kotimaassa.

Following a defiant reassertion of the natural look spearheaded by the feminist movement, we are now seeing a swing in favour of smooth.

Feminiiniliikkeen johtaman luonnollisen ulkonäön rohkean uudelleen vahvistamisen jälkeen näemme nyt siirtymän sileän puoleen.

Real-world Examples

" No." He looked both defiant and scared.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" There is no sometimes, Meera" . A look passed between them; him sad, her defiant.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

It will be a defiant display of unity.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

It was a defiant and admirable attitude.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Turkish self-justification is as romantic as it is defiant.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The more pain he witnessed, the more his sermons became combative, defiant, and aggressive.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Collection October 2016

Jones's word were defiant, her face certainly wasn't.

Source: The secrets of body language.

" Tysha" . He spat out the answer, defiant.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Not to his public comments. He's been totally defiant.

Source: NPR News October 2019 Collection

The Damghan Earthquake. The Damghan leaders became defiant...

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

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