defiance

de·fi·ance  (d-fns)

n.

1. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.

2. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist.

Idiom:

in defiance of

In spite of; contrary to: went on strike in defiance of union policy.

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[Middle English defiaunce, from Old French desfiance, from desfier, to defy; see defy.]

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defiance

Noun

open resistance to authority or opposition

defiant adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defiance - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude rebelliousness intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control insubordination - defiance of authority obstreperousness - noisy defiance
	2.	defiance - a hostile challenge challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
	3.	defiance - a defiant act resistance - group action in opposition to those in power

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defiance

noun resistance, challenge, opposition, confrontation, contempt, disregard, provocation, disobedience, insolence, insubordination, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, contumacy << OPPOSITE obedience

Translations

defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → desafío;

in defiance of → en contra de

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → défi m;

in defiance of → au mépris de

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → Trotz m;

in defiance of sth → einer Sache dat zum Trotz, unter Missachtung einer Sache gen

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → sfida;

in defiance of → a dispetto di

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defiance

n defiance [diˈfaiəns]

open disobedience; challenging or opposition He went in defiance of my orders. minagting, oortreding عَدم إكْتِراث، تَحَدِّ незачитане (otevřený) odpor, vzdor trods der Trotz απείθεια desafío trots نافرمانی؛ گردنکشی uhma défi הִתנַגדוּת גְלוּיָה अवज्ञा, चुनौती izazov, prkos szembeszegülés; dac tantangan andstaða sfida 無視 반항, 도전 nesiskaitymas, nepaklusnumas par spīti tentangan trotsering trass, tross, utfordring nieposłuszeństwo, opór desafio sfidare вызов vzdor kljubovanje prkos utmaning, trots, hån การไม่เชื่อฟัง; การท้าทาย; การแข็งขืน karşı gelme, kafa tutma 挑戰；違抗 виклик; відверта відмова коритися سرکشی ، جراءت آمیز مدافعت sự thách thức 挑战；违抗

adj deˈfiant

hostile; showing or feeling defiance a defiant attitude. uitdagend, tartend, trotserend مَيّال الى التَّحَدّي أو العِصْيان непокорен vzdorovitý, vzdorný trodsig trotzig προκλητικός insolente trotsiv سرپیچی کننده؛ ستیزه جو uhmakas de défi מִתמָרֵד, מִתנָגֵד मुंहजोर, निडर, विद्रोही prkosan dacoló menantang ögrandi di sfida 挑戦的な 반항적인, 도전적인 įžūlus, maištingas izaicinošs ingkar opstandig trassig, utfordrende buntowniczy rebelde sfidător вызывающий vzdorný izzivalen prkosan utmanande, trotsig แสดงการท้าทาย; ไม่เชื่อฟัง küstah, kafa tutan 挑戰的；公然違抗的 непокірний; зухвалий گستاخانہ tỏ ra thách thức 挑战的；公然违抗的

adv deˈfiantly

uitdagend, tartend بِتَحَدّى، بِتَمَرُّد непокорно vzdorovitě, vzdorně trodsigt trotzig προκλητικά insolentemente trotsivalt با سرسختی uhmakkaasti d'un air de défi בְּהַתרָסָה मुंहजोरी से prkosno, drsko dacosan secara menantang á ögrandi hátt con aria di sfida 挑戦的に 도전적으로 įžūliai, maištingai izaicinoši dengan ingkar opstandig trassig, utfordrende buntowniczo em desafio sfidător вызывающе vzdorovito predrzno prkosno utmanande, trotsigt อย่างท้าทาย; อย่างเป็นปฏิปักษ์ kafa tutarcasına 對抗地 непокірно جراءت آمیزی سے bướng bỉnh 对抗地