defiant
/dɪˈfaɪənt/adjective
उच्चारण डिफ़ायन्ट
अवज्ञाकारी, उद्दंड, विद्रोही
Core word
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openly refusing to obey somebody or something, sometimes in an aggressive way
अवज्ञाकारी, उद्दंड, विद्रोही
- The defiant students refused to leave the hall.
- a defiant speech against the new law
- She remained defiant in spite of the threats.
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- The child gave a defiant look and refused to say sorry.
- Despite the warning, the shopkeepers remained defiant.
- He stayed defiant to the end and never gave in.
Synonyms disobedient rebellious insubordinate unyielding challenging
Opposite obedient submissive compliant docile
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
defiant + noun
Defiant comes before a noun to describe a look, a tone or an attitude that openly refuses to obey.
'Defiant' noun से पहले आकर ऐसे भाव, लहजे या रवैये का वर्णन करता है जो खुलकर आज्ञा मानने से इनकार करे।
- He gave a defiant answer to the principal.
- The crowd raised defiant slogans.
be defiant
After be, it says that a person refuses to give in or obey.
'be' के बाद यह बताता है कि व्यक्ति झुकने या आज्ञा मानने से इनकार करता है।
- The students remained defiant despite the warning.
defiant of + authority / order
Use of when the thing refused is named.
जिस चीज़ की अवज्ञा हो, उसका नाम बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The farmers were defiant of the order to leave.
defiant + in + noun
Use in with a noun such as tone, manner or spirit.
Tone, manner या spirit जैसे noun के साथ 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She was defiant in her tone.
+Collocations 4
defiant + noun
attitudelookgesturetonestance
- He stood with a defiant look on his face.
adverb + defiant
openlystillproudlyremaindefiantly
- The villagers remained openly defiant.
defiant + response
refusalreplyspeechcryprotest
- The leader made a defiant speech from the jail.
defiant + of
the lawthe orderauthoritytraditionthe ban
- The protesters were defiant of the ban on meetings.
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- Radhika's brother grew defiant when he was told to stop playing.
खेलना बंद करने को कहने पर राधिका का भाई अवज्ञाकारी हो गया।
- The soldiers stayed defiant in the face of the siege.
सैनिक घेराबंदी के सामने डटे रहे और झुके नहीं।
- She raised a defiant chin and refused to apologise.
उसने ठुड्डी ऊँची की और माफ़ी माँगने से इनकार कर दिया।
- The poem is a defiant cry against injustice.
यह कविता अन्याय के विरुद्ध एक विद्रोही पुकार है।
- The child gave her mother a defiant stare.
बच्ची ने माँ को अवज्ञापूर्ण नज़र से देखा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was defiant to the teacher's order.
✓ He was defiant of the teacher's order.
Defiant takes of, not to, before the thing refused.
जिसकी अवज्ञा की जाए, उससे पहले 'defiant' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ The defiant boy refused to obeying the rule.
✓ The defiant boy refused to obey the rule.
Refuse is followed by a to-infinitive.
'Refuse' के बाद to-infinitive आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives are all about not accepting control, but differ in strength.
ये विशेषण नियंत्रण को न मानने के हैं, पर बल में भिन्न हैं।
Openly and boldly refusing to obey.
खुलेआम और निडरता से आज्ञा न मानने वाला।
- The defiant boy shook his head.
Fighting against authority or rules, often by many people.
सत्ता या नियमों के विरुद्ध लड़ने वाला, प्रायः कई लोग।
- Rebellious students went on strike.
Not following orders, usually of a child.
आदेश न मानने वाला, प्रायः बच्चे के लिए।
- A disobedient child was sent to bed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The noun defiance is used in the phrase in defiance of, as in 'in defiance of the court order'.
Noun defiance का प्रयोग in defiance of के साथ होता है, जैसे 'in defiance of the court order' (अदालत के आदेश की अवहेलना करते हुए)।