how to pronounce defiant

/dɪˈfaɪ.ənt/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of defiant is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

defiant is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of defiant

1.

2.

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of defiant

test your pronunciation of defiant

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of defiant

video examples of defiant pronunciation

An example use of defiant in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that became a defiant trademark Calvin's …”

meanings of defiant

adjective:

Boldly resisting opposition.
Defying.

noun:

One who defies opposition.

defiant frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word defiant occurs in english on average 3.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defiant can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that defiant can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;