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Adjective: defiant  di'fIunt
  1. Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
    "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
    - noncompliant

See also: defiance, defiantly, defy, difficult, disobedient, incalcitrant [non-standard], insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, resistant, resistive, unmanageable, unwilling

Antonym: compliant

Encyclopedia: Defiant

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