strident

US /ˈstraɪ.dənt/
UK /ˈstraɪ.dənt/
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1.

strident, criard, perçant

loud and harsh; grating

:
The old machine made a strident noise.
La vieille machine faisait un bruit strident.
Her strident voice cut through the chatter.
Sa voix stridente perça le bavardage.
2.

virulent, insistant, agressif

presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way

:
She was known for her strident criticism of the government.
Elle était connue pour sa critique virulente du gouvernement.
His strident demands alienated many of his supporters.
Ses exigences virulentes ont aliéné beaucoup de ses partisans.