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Definition of defiance in English: defiancenoun dɪˈfʌɪənsdəˈfaɪəns mass nounOpen resistance; bold disobedience. 公然反对，蔑视 the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings 不顾官方警告而举行游行。 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
OriginMiddle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier 'defy'. Rhymesalliance, appliance, compliance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science Definition of defiance in US English: defiancenoundəˈfīənsdəˈfaɪəns Open resistance; bold disobedience. 公然反对，蔑视 the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings 不顾官方警告而举行游行。 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
OriginMiddle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’. |