noun
defiance
dih-FEYE-uhns
noun
1
Open, bold resistance to authority or opposition.
"The protesters marched in open defiance of the curfew."
"Her defiance in the face of criticism impressed her colleagues."
How to Use Defiance
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Common pairings
in defiance of
act of defiance
open defiance
Word Forms
defiances plural
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Etymology
From Old French desfiance, from desfier, ultimately built on the same root as "defy."