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 [dɪˈfaɪəns]

n

1. open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power

2. a challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge

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 his courageous defiance of the government
regard, respect, compliance, accordance, obedience, deference, observance, acquiescence, subservience

Translations

defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] N (= attitude) → desafío m; (= resistance) → resistencia f terca
a gesture/an act of defiance → un gesto/acto desafiante
in defiance of the law → desafiando a la ley

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → défi m
in defiance of sth [+ rules, sb's orders] → au mépris de qch

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defiance

n → Trotz m → (of sb jdm gegenüber); (of order, law, death, danger) → Missachtung f (→ of +gen); an act of defiance → eine Trotzhandlung; in defiance of somebody/something → jdm/etw zum Trotz; his defiance of my orders caused an accident → weil er meine Anordnungen missachtete, gab es einen Unfall; that is in defiance of gravity/logic → das widerspricht den Gesetzen der Schwerkraft/Logik

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → (atteggiamento di) sfida
in defiance of → a dispetto di
in defiance of orders/the law → sfidando gli ordini/la legge

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defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] n → (atteggiamento di) sfida
in defiance of → a dispetto di
in defiance of orders/the law → sfidando gli ordini/la legge

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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 무시, 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 uhmaava 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 uhmaavasti d'un air de défi בְּהַתרָסָה मुंहजोरी से prkosno, drsko dacosan secara menantang á ögrandi hátt con aria di sfida 挑戦的に 반항적으로 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