trotzig
defiant, sulky
English translations
- 01
defiant
- 02
stubborn
- 03
obstinate
Word details
- German meaning
- Trotzig bedeutet, sich widersetzlich und unnachgiebig zu verhalten, oft aus Sturheit oder um Aufmerksamkeit zu erlangen.
- English meaning
- Defiant, stubborn, resistant.
- Synonym
- unfolgsam, widerwillig
- German example
- Das Kind war trotzig und weigerte sich, sein Zimmer aufzuräumen.
- English example
- The child was defiant and refused to clean his room.
- Comparative
- trotzigerSuperlative: am trotzigsten
- Opposite of
- defiantgefügig
Related words
- trutzig
defiant, obstinate
- widerborstig
Obstinate
- widerspenstig
Recalcitrant, disobedient
- trutzen
To defy means to behave defiantly or reluctantly, often to assert one's will or express dissatisfaction.
- bockig
Stubborn, obstinate
- Trutz
Defiance
Example sentences with “trotzig”
Das Kind reagierte trotzig. (The child reacted defiantly.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun?
The noun is 'der Trotz' (defiance).