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defiance

noun

1 defiance

Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.

synonym: rebelliousness.

Roget 715: defiance; daring etc. v.; dare; challenge, cartel; threat etc. 909; war cry, war whoop.    chest-beating, chest-thumping; ... show more

Roget 742: disobedience, insubordination, contumacy; infraction, infringement; violation, noncompliance; nonobservance etc. 773.    revolt, rebellion, mutiny, outbreak, ... show more

Roget 861: courage, bravery, valor; resoluteness, boldness etc. adj.; spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity; contempt of danger, defiance of danger; derring-do; ... show more

Roget 909: threat, menace; defiance etc. 715; abuse, minacity, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination etc. (curse) 908; ... show more

Polish: buntowniczość

2 defiance

A hostile challenge.

Polish: bunt

3 defiance

A defiant act.

Dutch: uitdaging, tegenstand, weerstand, verzet, trotsering


Moby thesaurus: audacity, boldness, bravado, brazenness, call, cartel, challenge, combative reaction, command, complaint, contempt, contrariness, contumaciousness, contumacy, counteraction, dare, declaration of war, defi, defiance of authority, defy ... show more.

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