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Definition of defiance in English: defiancenoun dɪˈfʌɪənsdəˈfaɪəns mass nounOpen resistance; bold disobedience. the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings Example sentencesExamples - This is in defiance of a government order that Tommy should be investigated for evading the law.
- The next day, a larger number of vendors swarmed the square in defiance of the authorities.
- Any structures erected in defiance of this law would be demolished, he warned.
- Some 5,000 caravans are thought to be on green field or protected land in defiance of planning laws.
- The workers acted in defiance of a Labor Ministry order for mandatory conciliation.
- This growing support for the protests has come in defiance of Germany's official trade unions.
- I clamped them together around the brim of my hat, as if in defiance of them being taken.
- Still the sight of Cassandra's tears forced her to continue in defiance of the facts.
- Her eyes turned to Beatrice and locked in defiance of her former mistress.
- For one fleeting moment the world has acted together in defiance of the group, whose isolation is now exposed for all to see.
- The numbers of settlements and settlers continue to increase in defiance of the law.
- Any who fail are to be considered in defiance of This Council and dealt with accordingly.
- It was a work created in defiance of official notions of good taste and Soviet political correctness.
- School boards outside Toronto are also edging toward budgeting in defiance of provincial laws.
- The rally proceeded in defiance of threats of legal action by the government and a massive police presence.
Synonyms resistance, opposition, confrontation non-compliance, disobedience, insubordination, dissent, recalcitrance, subversion, subversiveness rebelliousness, mutinousness, provocation, daring, boldness, temerity, audacity, bravado, aggression contempt, disregard, scorn, insolence, truculence, contumacy
Origin Middle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier 'defy'. Rhymes alliance, appliance, compliance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science Definition of defiance in US English: defiancenoundəˈfīənsdəˈfaɪəns Open resistance; bold disobedience. the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings Example sentencesExamples - The numbers of settlements and settlers continue to increase in defiance of the law.
- The workers acted in defiance of a Labor Ministry order for mandatory conciliation.
- School boards outside Toronto are also edging toward budgeting in defiance of provincial laws.
- This growing support for the protests has come in defiance of Germany's official trade unions.
- Some 5,000 caravans are thought to be on green field or protected land in defiance of planning laws.
- It was a work created in defiance of official notions of good taste and Soviet political correctness.
- The next day, a larger number of vendors swarmed the square in defiance of the authorities.
- I clamped them together around the brim of my hat, as if in defiance of them being taken.
- For one fleeting moment the world has acted together in defiance of the group, whose isolation is now exposed for all to see.
- The rally proceeded in defiance of threats of legal action by the government and a massive police presence.
- This is in defiance of a government order that Tommy should be investigated for evading the law.
- Still the sight of Cassandra's tears forced her to continue in defiance of the facts.
- Any structures erected in defiance of this law would be demolished, he warned.
- Her eyes turned to Beatrice and locked in defiance of her former mistress.
- Any who fail are to be considered in defiance of This Council and dealt with accordingly.
Synonyms resistance, opposition, confrontation
Origin Middle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’. |