What (who) is defiance - definition
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Defiance (film); Defiance (disambiguation); Defiance (album); Defiance (band)
defiance
n.
resistance
1) to glare in defiance
2) defiance towards (defiance towards all authority)
3) in defiance of (to act in defiance of one's parents)
defiance
n.
1.
Daring, challenge, invitation to combat or contest (of any kind).
2.
Contempt, opposition, spite, despite.
defiance
¦ noun open resistance; bold disobedience.
Derivatives
defiant adjective
defiantly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr., from defier 'defy'.
Pronunciation examples for defiance
1. Anybody see "Defiance"?
Hollyweird - From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse _ Kevin Grazier _ Talks at Google
2. some level of defiance.
Digital Sanctuary _ Malkia Cyril _ Talks at Google
3. in the show "Defiance."
The Art of Language Invention _ David Peterson _ Talks at Google
4. if you saw "Defiance".
Hollyweird - From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse _ Kevin Grazier _ Talks at Google
5. She has that defiance.
SOLD The India & Nepal Project _ Jeffrey Brown + More _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of defiance
1. Question his defiance of the United Nations, and he shifts to America‘s defiance of the world body.
2. Their stance has steeled Iranian defiance of Western pressure.
3. Teenagers burned tyres in streets in last acts of defiance.
4. The mixture of defiance and contrition seems to work.
5. Pinochet‘s wordless message of robust defiance was unmistakable.