As the boy grew to be a teenager, he became more defiant with his mother.

Based on the suffix, - ant, what does the word "defiant" mean?

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Fabian Larson

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4 July, 08:36

As the boy grew to be a teenager, he became more defiant with his mother.

Based on the suffix, - ant, what does the word "defiant" mean?

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Chubs · Answer 1

the word means that he is resists behaving or conforming to what is asked or expected.

Explanation:

since the suffix means "against" or "opposite" its safe to assume that the entire word would mean being against doing something that is expected.

As the boy grew to be a teenager, he became more defiant with his mother.Based on the suffix, - ant, what does the word "defiant" mean?

As the boy grew to be a teenager, he became more defiant with his mother.

Based on the suffix, - ant, what does the word "defiant" mean?