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defiance (noun)

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  • defiance — ► NOUN ▪ open resistance; bold disobedience. ORIGIN Old French, from defier defy …   English terms dictionary

  • defiance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blatant, direct, open ▪ blatant defiance of the rules PREPOSITION ▪ in defiance (of) …   Collocations dictionary

  • defiance — noun (U) behaviour that shows you clearly refuse to do what someone tells you to do: The boy gave me a look of hatred and defiance as he slammed the door. | in defiance of: The company had been dumping their waste into the sea, in defiance of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • defiance — I noun affront, challenge, contumacy, dare, daring, disobedience, disregard, disregard of orders, gage, impudence, impudency, insolence, insubmission, insubordination, insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, invitation to combat, mutiny,… …   Law dictionary

  • defiance — noun he wasn t used to such outspoken defiance Syn: resistance, opposition, noncompliance, disobedience, insubordination, dissent, recalcitrance, subversion, rebellion; contempt, disregard, scorn, insolence, truculence Ant: obedience …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • defiance — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or an instance of defying ; challenge 2. disposition to resist ; willingness to contend or fight …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • defiance — noun The feeling, or spirit of being defiant …   Wiktionary

  • defiance — noun open resistance; bold disobedience. Derivatives defiant adjective defiantly adverb Origin ME: from OFr., from defier defy …   English new terms dictionary

  • defiance — noun Syn: resistance, opposition, non compliance, disobedience, insubordination, rebellion, disregard, contempt, insolence Ant: obedience …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • defiance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Challenge to fight Nouns defiance, dare, challenge, threat; provocation; war cry, war whoop; rebellion (see disobedience); insolence; contempt, disdain; audacity, daring; fighting words, gauntlet; chip… …   English dictionary for students

  • defiance — de|fi|ance [ dı faıəns ] noun uncount refusal to obey a person or rule: She spoke with a tone of defiance. in defiance of: Beef was reportedly exported from Britain in defiance of the ban …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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