Definitions for defiance
dɪˈfaɪ ənsde·fi·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. defiance, rebelliousnessnoun

   intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

2. defiancenoun

   a hostile challenge

3. defiancenoun

   a defiant act

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. defiancenoun

   The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.

2. Etymology: From defiance from défiant (present participle of défier).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEFIANCEnoun

   Etymology: from deffi, French.

   1. A challenge; an invitation to fight.

   The firey Tybalt, with his sword prepar’d,
   Which, as he breath’d defiance to my ears,
   He swung about his head. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Nor is it just to bring
   A war, without a just defiance made. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   2. A challenge to make any impeachment good.3. Expression of abhorrence or contempt.

   The Novatian heresy was very apt to attract well meaning souls, who, seeing it bad such express defiance to apostacy, could not suspect that it was itself any defection from the faith. Decay of Piety.

   No body will so openly bid defiance to common sense, as to affirm visible and direct contradictions. John Locke.

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1. defiance

   Defiance is the act of openly resisting, challenging, or refusing to obey rules, authority or any form of control. It is a behavior or attitude characterized by bold disobedience or opposition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Defiancenoun

   the act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat

2. Defiancenoun

   a state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition

3. Defiancenoun

   a casting aside; renunciation; rejection

4. Etymology: [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. dfier. See Defy.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Defiance

   Defiance is a 2008 World War II era film written, produced and directed by Edward Zwick, set during the occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany. The film is an account of the Bielski partisans, a group led by three Jewish brothers who saved and recruited Jews in Belarus during the Second World War. The film stars Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski and George MacKay as Aron Bielski. The film is an adaptation of Nechama Tec's book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans. Production began in early September 2007 and had a limited release in the United States on December 31, 2008, and went into general release worldwide in January and February 2009.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defiance

   de-fī′ans, n. the act of defying: a challenge to combat: aggressiveness: contempt of opposition.—adj. Defī′ant, full of defiance, insolently bold.—adv. Defī′antly.—n. Defī′antness.—adj. Defī′atory, bidding defiance.—Bid defiance to, to defy.

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1. defiance

   Song lyrics by defiance -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by defiance on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Challenge
   • Intractability
   • Resistance

How to pronounce defiance?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defiance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defiance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of defiance in a Sentence

1. Alan Kazdin:

   Well, what does the research show? That no fault of anybody but the stress changed the [parent's] tone of voice, it's not about blaming, but I'm saying we put defiance in the child.

2. Alireza Jafarzadeh:

   Our revelation today is significant because it shows that the Qods Force of the IRGC has in recent years expanded its arsenal to step up terrorism and warmongering to destabilize the region by arming its proxies with UAVs, this is in line with the regime’s nuclear defiance and its repression at home.

3. Clifford Villalon:

   Persistence is not defiance, but lawlessness is.

4. Kizza Besigye:

   Whether he changes the constitution or not, a dictator is an unwelcome thing in our country, the defiance campaign ... will not stop until the dictator is out of power.

5. Jessica Vaughan:

   The result is that many gang members and other thugs and miscreants are allowed to remain in the county in defiance of immigration laws and causing problems like this, montgomery, like others that have absorbed a large number of the Central American youths, has experienced a noticeable uptick in violence that has been attributed to gangs like MS-13, and this has been especially acute in the high schools.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=defiance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Defiance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=defiance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defiance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=defiance
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=defiance