Boldly resistant or challenging to authority, opposition, or an opposing force. It describes an attitude of open resistance and refusal to submit or comply.
From French 'défiant,' from 'défier' meaning 'to defy,' ultimately from Latin 'diffidere' (dis- 'away' + fidere 'to trust'). The evolution shows movement from 'distrusting' to actively 'challenging.'
Defiant contains 'defy' - when you're defiant, you defy authority! Picture a teenager with arms crossed saying 'You can't make me!' - that's the perfect defiant pose.
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