adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
child
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Some defiant children are very shy.
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There is yet another worrisome parental pattern that I sometimes see among parents of defiant children .
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Alongside stubbornness and negativism, the defiant child has enormous energy and persistence.
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Many defiant children are also unusually clever; figuring out ways to defeat your most sophisticated arguments.
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Unlike the highly sensitive child , the defiant child has some physical characteristics that make a more aggressive approach possible.
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However; the defiant child also tends to have a little better postural control than the overly sensitive child.
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It is easier to be soothing with a highly sensitive child who is clingy and frightened than with a defiant child.
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The defiant child uses bossiness and defiance in an attempt to feel secure.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Nothing is going to change," said a defiant Miller after his trial.
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Defiant party members openly challenged the leadership.
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Demonstrators became increasingly defiant of police controls.
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Her reply was clear and defiant .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it was a defiant rather than a triumphant gesture.
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He is one of the defiant ones.
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It is easier to be soothing with a highly sensitive child who is clingy and frightened than with a defiant child.
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Many defiant children are also unusually clever; figuring out ways to defeat your most sophisticated arguments.
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No, he said - and he was defiant - there was no need.
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Some defiant children are very shy.
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The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare.
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The building oozed a melancholy yet defiant air, cornered by an unforgiving landscape with which it refused to make any compromises.