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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fi•ance /dɪˈfaɪəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a bold resistance to authority;
open disregard or contempt:The strike was an act of open defiance.
Idioms- Idioms in defiance of, despite;
notwithstanding:In defiance of all the rules, demonstrators marched in front of the presidential mansion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fi•ance (di fī′əns),USA pronunciation n. - a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- open disregard;
contempt (often fol. by of ):defiance of danger; His refusal amounted to defiance. - a challenge to meet in combat or in a contest.
- Idioms bid defiance to, to offer resistance;
defy. - Idioms in defiance of, in spite of;
notwithstanding:There was a splendid audience in defiance of the rainstorm.
- Old French, equivalent. to defi(er) to defy + -ance -ance
- Middle English 1250–1300
- Place Namesa city in NW Ohio. 16,810.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: defiance /dɪˈfaɪəns/ n - open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power
- a challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge
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