From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstridentstri‧dent /ˈstraɪdənt/ adjective1DETERMINEDforceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying
strident criticism2SOUNDLOUD/NOISYa strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant
the strident calls of seagulls —stridently adverb —stridency noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusstrident• One may hope that this forceful advocacy can remain in most instancespersuasive and considered rather than strident.• Instead, they will be replaced with a magazine with a less strident and more caring title-Dialog.• There was much humour, of a strident, bitter sort.• Middle-classmoralists might be ardent, even strident, but working-class patterns continued to be remarkably resistant and independent.• stridentcritics• the strident demands of the Americanmedia• But the older Matthew Arnold has little with which to correct the stridentexaggeration of youth.• In reality, taking ownership of benefits and breakthroughs is pitched at a lower and less strident key.Originstrident(1600-1700)Latin present participle of stridere“to make a rough unpleasant noise”
