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How to pronounce “defiant”
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Pronunciation guide for defiant
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of defiant with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Durreen Shahnaz
was she the original defiant optimist?
- Definition summary
- Defying.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce defiant
Durreen Shahnaz

was she the original defiant optimist?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “defiant”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Defying.
- Boldly resisting opposition.
- [Noun]
- One who defies opposition.
- [Verb]
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of dēfīō
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