- What is defiance expression?
- What are examples of defiance?
- What is the verb form of defiance?
- What is a synonym for in defiance of?
What is defiance expression?
: a refusal to obey something or someone : the act of defying someone or something.
What are examples of defiance?
Stand up when the powers that be order you to sit down, and you've given a fine example of defiance. It happens when someone or a group of someones openly flouts or challenges authority. Refusing to go to bed when your parents tell you to? That's an act of defiance.
What is the verb form of defiance?
1defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for someone in authority, a law, a rule, etc. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.
What is a synonym for in defiance of?
despite. prepositionin spite of, regardless of. against. although. even though.