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How to pronounce defy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hold, hold up, withstand
Type of withstand, hold out, resist, stand firm
Has types weather, endure, brave out, brave
Derivation defiant
Type Words
Synonyms dare
Type of challenge
Has types brazen
Derivation defiance
Type Words
Synonyms refuse, resist
Type of elude, escape
Has types beggar

Examples of defy

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Windows so big that they seem to defy physics frame Budd Inlet and the Olympics.
From the thenewstribune.com
There are some fairly valid points on here, and some that just defy explanation.
From the dailymercury.com.au
He said too many unlicensed drivers defy judges'orders and get behind the wheel.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Orton acknowledged that his contributions for Kentucky as a freshman defy logic.
From the kentucky.com
If he's lying, he'll be guilty of an act so despicable as to defy comprehension.
From the chron.com
As a rule, it is a pity to let armed groups defy authority and get away with it.
From the economist.com
Some, like me, have deliberately sought to defy the 13 myth with their stomachs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Where are the positive role models who demonstrate difference and defy the norm?
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
I defy you to point to anything above that may be regarded as a personal attack.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
  • Elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
  • Challenge; "I dare you!"
  • A challenge; To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce; this sense?) To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt
  • A 3.7-inch Android 2.1 device from Motorola on T-Mobile.