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(open disobedience; challenging or opposition: He went in defiance of my orders.) kljubovanje- defiant- defiantly* * *[difáiəns]nounkljubovanje, trma, izzivanjeto act in defiance of, to bear ( —ali bid) defiance to, to set at defiance — kljubovati, ne se zmenitiin defiance of — kljub, vzlic čemu
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open defiance — outright disrespect, undisguised rebellion … English contemporary dictionary
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defiance — [dē fī′əns, difī əns] n. [ME defiaunce < OFr defiance < defier, DEFY] 1. the act of defying; open, bold resistance to authority or opposition 2. a challenge in defiance of 1. defying 2. in spite of … English World dictionary
defiance — ► NOUN ▪ open resistance; bold disobedience. ORIGIN Old French, from defier defy … English terms dictionary
defiance — /di fuy euhns/, n. 1. a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. 2. open disregard; contempt (often fol. by of): defiance of danger; His refusal amounted to defiance. 3. a challenge to meet in combat or in a contest. 4.… … Universalium
defiance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blatant, direct, open ▪ blatant defiance of the rules PREPOSITION ▪ in defiance (of) … Collocations dictionary
open — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 door, window, box, etc. ADVERB ▪ fully, wide ▪ She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in. ▪ gingerly ▪ Fred opened the box gingerly and peered inside … Collocations dictionary
defiance — /dəˈfaɪəns / (say duh fuyuhns) noun 1. a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. 2. open disregard: in defiance of criticism. 3. a challenge to meet in combat or contest. –phrase 4. act of defiance, an action which is… …
defiance — n. 1 open disobedience; bold resistance. 2 a challenge to fight or maintain a cause, assertion, etc. Phrases and idioms: in defiance of disregarding; in conflict with. Etymology: ME f. OF (as DEFY) … Useful english dictionary
defiance — noun open resistance; bold disobedience. Derivatives defiant adjective defiantly adverb Origin ME: from OFr., from defier defy … English new terms dictionary
To fling open — Fling Fling (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English