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defiance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebelliousness |
| Type of | intractability, intractableness |
| Has types | insubordination, obstreperousness |
| Derivation | defiant |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | resistance |
| Derivation | defiant |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | challenge |
| Derivation | defiant, defy |
Examples of defiance
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Her parents and her brother, Tassos, carried out acts of defiance at great risk.
From the guardian.co.uk
Woods says he follows Busch because of a combination of admiration and defiance.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Neuheisel prolonged the Bruins'agony by calling timeouts, a gesture of defiance.
From the latimes.com
Her defiance gained her fame and honor, most notably the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
From the suntimes.com
It's written in a haunting, lost voice that's undercut with defiance and wonder.
From the chron.com
He said defending himself against false accusations does not amount to defiance.
From the dailyherald.com
People now feel free to express themselves openly, with enthusiasm and defiance.
From the independent.co.uk
The Obama team was furious at this defiance of an implicit media silence period.
From the forbes.com
It is a white-gloved gesture of defiance against an increasingly casual society.
From the smh.com.au
- Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
- A hostile challenge
- A defiant act
- (defiant) boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
- (defiantly) rebelliously: in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
- Defiance is a 1980 American film starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, and Theresa Saldana.
- 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. ...
- Defiance is Assemblage 23's third studio album, released through Metropolis Records and Accession Records in 2002. The album contains the song "Document," released as a single prior to the release of Defiance. Defiance received high appraisal from electronic music magazine ReGen .
- Defiance is a thrash metal band from Oakland, California. While virtually unknown to mainstream metal and rock circles, Defiance is known as one of the classic second-tier thrash bands to come from the Bay Area thrash metal scene. ...
