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defiance
What does defiance mean?
defiance (noun): open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use defiance in a sentence?
- She got married in defiance of her father. (Tatoeba sentence #10544585 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce defiance?
/dɪˈfaɪəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does defiance come from?
From Middle English defiaunce, from Old French desfiance, from desfier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to defiance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service
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a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof
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the process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
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open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up
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