set at defiance
verb
Roget 715:
defy,
dare,
beard;
brave
etc.
(courage)
861;
bid defiance to;
set at defiance,
set at naught;
hurl defiance at;
dance the war dance,
beat the war drums;
snap the fingers at,
laugh to scorn;
disobey
etc.
742.
show fight,
show one's teeth,
show a bold front;
bluster,
look big,
stand akimbo,
beat one's chest;
double the fist,
shake the fist;
threaten
etc.
909.
challenge,
call out;
throw down the gauntlet,
fling down the gauntlet,
fling down the gage,
fling down the glove,
throw down the glove.
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Roget 742:
disobey,
violate,
infringe;
shirk;
set at defiance
etc.
(defy)
715;
set authority at naught,
run riot,
fly in the face of;
take the law into one's own hands;
kick over the traces.
turn restive,
run restive;
champ the bit;
strike
etc.
(resist)
719;
rise,
rise in arms;
secede;
mutiny,
rebel.
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