Vocabulary
Defiant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
showing defiance.
Urdu meaning
سرکش، نافرمانی ، دلیر،گستاخ، حکم عدول
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Whatever the long term may hold, for now, Iran`s theocratic government, which can turn on oppression at home at the drop of a hat, has come to represent the many defiant aspirations of oppressed peoples around the world.
- So far, Iran has taken massive hits and yet has been able to remain defiant and retaliate.
- Winston Churchill`s defiant retort was: `Some chicken!
- And it is the same hope the defiant, unbreakable kind that the ordinary Pakistani clings to.
- As Dr Zakaria put it: `Humour, nationalism, even defiant nonchalance can serve as emotional shields against helplessness.
Synonyms
intransigent, resistant, obstinate, uncooperative, non-compliant, recalcitrant,
Antonyms
apologetic, cooperative
Curator example
“a defiant gesture”
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