defiance

noun

de·fi·ance di-ˈfī-ən(t)s How to pronounce defiance (audio)

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: the act or an instance of defying : challenge

jailed for defiance of a court order

: disposition to resist : willingness to contend or fight

dealing with a child's defiance

Example Sentences

any defiance of the authoritarian regime would have dire consequences the troubled youth seems to have an ingrained defiance to authority of any sort

Recent Examples on the Web Rhaenyra’s streak of defiance carries over to Dragonstone, the Targaryen lands in Westeros.

Angie Orellana Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Some couples consider going ahead with wedding celebrations as a display of defiance in the midst of death and destruction.

Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 There was a feeling of defiance that inspired what felt like a perpetual bull run, the pieces of which now provide ample cannon-fodder for the cynics.

Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 Taranenko says the tours represent a chance for Ukraine to highlight its citizens' spirit of defiance as well as showing the outside world that life goes on, even in a war.

Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 In one recent gesture of defiance in Mariupol, a young man wrapped in a Ukrainian flag stood on a street next to the theater destroyed by Russian bombs.

Yuras Karmanau And Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 As each wife — including the earnest Jane Seymour (Jasmine Forsberg) and the sultry-and-abused Katherine Howard (Didi Romero) — steps up with a number, the writers keep the tone varied without losing the overall mood of defiance.

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Weakness in the property market has also led to public displays of defiance.

New York Times, 14 July 2022 The act of defiance set the tone for the entire war, and in one of its many ironies, Ukrainian anti-ship missiles sunk Moskva a month later.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2022 See More

单词	defiances
释义	defiance noun de·fi·ance di-ˈfī-ən(t)s dē- 1 : the act or an instance of defying : challenge jailed for defiance of a court order 2 : disposition to resist : willingness to contend or fight dealing with a child's defiance Phrases in defiance of : contrary to : despite seemingly in defiance of the laws of physics He returned to the pulpit May 22 in defiance of an order by church leaders banning him from television preaching for one year. Daniel E. Kubiske Synonyms balkiness contrariness contumacy disobedience frowardness insubordination intractability obstreperousness rebellion rebelliousness recalcitrance refractoriness unruliness waywardness willfulness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences any defiance of the authoritarian regime would have dire consequences the troubled youth seems to have an ingrained defiance to authority of any sort Recent Examples on the Web Rhaenyra’s streak of defiance carries over to Dragonstone, the Targaryen lands in Westeros. Angie Orellana Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Some couples consider going ahead with wedding celebrations as a display of defiance in the midst of death and destruction. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 There was a feeling of defiance that inspired what felt like a perpetual bull run, the pieces of which now provide ample cannon-fodder for the cynics. Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 Taranenko says the tours represent a chance for Ukraine to highlight its citizens' spirit of defiance as well as showing the outside world that life goes on, even in a war. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 In one recent gesture of defiance in Mariupol, a young man wrapped in a Ukrainian flag stood on a street next to the theater destroyed by Russian bombs. Yuras Karmanau And Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 As each wife — including the earnest Jane Seymour (Jasmine Forsberg) and the sultry-and-abused Katherine Howard (Didi Romero) — steps up with a number, the writers keep the tone varied without losing the overall mood of defiance. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Weakness in the property market has also led to public displays of defiance. New York Times, 14 July 2022 The act of defiance set the tone for the entire war, and in one of its many ironies, Ukrainian anti-ship missiles sunk Moskva a month later. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English diffiaunce, defyaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French defiance, difiaunce, from defier, desfier "to renounce, challenge, defy entry 1" + -ance, -aunce -ance First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing defiance in defiance of in defiance of Kids Definition defiance noun de·fi·ance di-ˈfī-əns 1 : a refusal to obey a defiance of the rule 2 : a willingness to resist Obedience school cured the dog of defiance. defiances noun plural of defiance as in oppositions the inclination to resist the troubled youth seems to have an ingrained defiance to authority of any sort Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance oppositions objections resistances protests remonstrances disobediences compunctions misgivings recalcitrances noncompliances demurs reservations Antonyms & Near Antonyms acquiescences compliances obediences acceptances approvals
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defiance

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