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Definitions for defiance
dɪˈfaɪ ənsde·fi·ance
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Princeton's WordNet
defiance, rebelliousnessnoun
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
defiancenoun
a hostile challenge
defiancenoun
a defiant act
Wiktionary
defiancenoun
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
Etymology: From defiance from défiant (present participle of défier).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DEFIANCEnoun
Etymology: from deffi, French.
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.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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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 Dictionary
Defiancenoun
the act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat
Defiancenoun
a state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition
Defiancenoun
a casting aside; renunciation; rejection
Etymology: [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. dfier. See Defy.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defiance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defiance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of defiance in a Sentence
The problem with 'defiance' is that it puts something in the child.
These rules exist for a reason, this painting hung in clear defiance to those rules and was a slap in the face to the countless men and women who put their lives on the line everyday on behalf of our safety and freedom.
In the name of beauty, surgeries unfold, Young girls alter bodies, a story untold. As if God made mistakes in His creation, A defiance of divine design, a false fixation.
Russia and China are speculated as potential sellers of arms to Iran. Again, Irans income from oil is at an all-time low because of Donald Trumps maximum pressure policy. On the other, because of this policy, Irans central banks assets are frozen in other countries, and consequently, Iran does not have access to sufficient funds for such purchases, however, as an act of defiance, the possibility of arms purchased from China or Russia, even very limited, is not entirely unlikely.
Diplomacy is the right path forward to deal with North Korea, at the same time, due to Pyongyang’s history of obfuscation and international defiance, the United States must proceed with caution. I am deeply concerned that the White House has not laid the necessary diplomatic groundwork and coordination for direct talks with North Korea, continued Warner, a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Trump had previously threatened North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He also tweeted Saturday :.
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- تحدArabic
- непокорствоBulgarian
- vzdorCzech
- TrotzGerman
- defioEsperanto
- desafíoSpanish
- défiFrench
- अवज्ञाHindi
- defiantiaInterlingua
- tantanganIndonesian
- 無視, 反抗Japanese
- ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆKannada
- بهربهرهکانیKurdish
- motstand motvilje trassNorwegian
- opórPolish
- desafioPortuguese
- непокорство, неповиновение, пренебрежениеRussian
- ధిక్కరించడంTelugu
- meydan okumaTurkish
- непокораUkrainian
- thách thứcVietnamese
- 蔑视Chinese
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