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defiance
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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.

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

defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns]
n
1. open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power
2. a challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.defiance - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
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

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

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

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

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

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
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
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


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