Strident — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈaɪdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈaɪdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈaɪdənt/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈaɪdənt/.

Examples

blatant radios
a clamorous uproar
strident demands

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clamant sibilant shrill fricative raucous blatant vociferous clamorous continuant spirant

Parts of Speech

adjective	conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry “blatant radios”
adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
adjective	being sharply insistent on being heard “strident demands”
adjective	unpleasantly loud and harsh

Word Forms

blatancy	noun	the property of being both obvious and offensive
clamor	noun	a loud harsh or strident noise
stridency	noun	having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
stridence	noun	having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
continuance	noun	the property of enduring or continuing in time
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
sibilate	verb	pronounce with an initial sibilant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrill

auffällig und beleidigend laut; zu heftigem Aufschrei geführt

🇪🇸Spanish

estridente

llamativa y ofensivamente ruidosa; dado al clamor vehemente

🇮🇹Italian

stridente

vistosamente e offensivamente rumoroso; dato a un grido veemente

🇳🇱Dutch

schril

opvallend en aanstootgevend luid; gegeven aan hevige verontwaardiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

estridente

visivelmente e ofensivamente alto; dado a protestos veementes

🇷🇺Russian

резкий

заметно и оскорбительно громко; вызвал яростный протест

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेज़

स्पष्ट रूप से और आक्रामक रूप से ज़ोर से; तीव्र आक्रोश को दिया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোর

conspicuously and offensively loud; প্রবল চিৎকার দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

வெளிப்படையான மற்றும் புண்படுத்தும் சத்தமாக; கடுமையான கூக்குரல் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

ప్రస్ఫుటంగా మరియు అభ్యంతరకరంగా బిగ్గరగా; తీవ్ర నిరసనకు ఇవ్వబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कडक

स्पष्टपणे आणि आक्षेपार्हपणे मोठ्याने; तीव्र आक्रोश दिला

🇮🇳Gujarati

કડક

દેખીતી રીતે અને અપમાનજનક મોટેથી; ઉગ્ર આક્રોશ આપવામાં આવ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನ

ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಜೋರಾಗಿ; ತೀವ್ರ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

പ്രകടമായും നിന്ദ്യമായും ഉച്ചത്തിൽ; ശക്തമായ നിലവിളി നൽകി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਉੱਚੀ; ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਰੌਲਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

واضح اور جارحانہ طور پر بلند آواز؛ شدید چیخ و پکار کو دیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺耳的

声音响亮且令人反感；引起强烈抗议

🇯🇵Japanese

けたたましい

目立つほど不快な大声で。激しい抗議にさらされた

🇰🇷Korean

귀에 거슬리는

눈에 띄게 공격적으로 큰 소리로; 격렬한 항의를 받았다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giọng the thé

ồn ào một cách dễ thấy và gây khó chịu; trước sự phản đối kịch liệt

🇹🇭Thai

โดดเด่น

ดังอย่างเห็นได้ชัดและน่ารังเกียจ; ได้รับเสียงโวยวายอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melengking

sangat keras dan mencolok; diberikan pada protes keras

🇲🇾Malay

tegak

mencolok dan menyinggung kuat; diberikan kepada bantahan keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاد

بصوت عال بشكل واضح وهجومي؛ نظرا لصرخة شديدة

🇮🇷Persian

تندرو

با صدای آشکار و توهین آمیز؛ به فریاد شدید داده شد

🇹🇷Turkish

tiz

dikkat çekici ve saldırgan bir şekilde yüksek sesle; şiddetli haykırışlara verildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹרמָנִי

רועש בצורה בולטת ופוגענית; נתון לזעקה עזה

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The primary meaning of 'strident' is 'conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry'.

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