defiance
(noun) a defiant act
defiance, rebelliousness
(noun) intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
defiance
(noun) a hostile challenge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Defiance
A small city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.
An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
A former community in Worth County, Missouri.
A city, the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. Named after Fort Defiance.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
defiance (countable and uncountable, plural defiances)
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power.
A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fi"ance, n. Etym: [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. défier. See Defy.]
1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. A war without a just defiance made. Dryden. Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down. Tennyson.
2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition. He breathed defiance to my ears. Shak.
3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance to thy kindness." Ford. To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
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