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Meanings of defiance in English

Catalan
rebeldia
Spanish
desafío

Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.

rebeldia
Usage of defiance in English
1
But ultimately all three Irish teams' defiance against French opposition proved futile.
The Irish Times
2
The boy was silent; defiance and fear struggled in the dark eyes.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
3
Four trusts ignored the requests, in defiance of freedom of information rules.
The Guardian
4
I like the sound of that defiance; it has the right ring.
The Whirlpool
5
Dad refused to believe it; naming me was a note of defiance.
The Door Into Summer
6
He had kept the Diamond, in flat defiance of assassination, in India.
The Moonstone
7
One year later, we faced him and bared our breasts in defiance.
The Guardian
8
The light of defiance shone once more in the eyes of Thayendanegea.
The Scouts of the Valley
9
It doesn't come from Churchill's defiance or the words of present-day politicians.
The Guardian
10
There they try to continue their love affair in defiance of tradition.
Reuters
11
In defiance of protocol they'd been given seats around the long table.
The unincorporated man
12
I repeated her question, and audibly heard the spirit's whisper of defiance.
The ghost chronicles
13
In defiance of the statute, the Lord Mayor refused to hear it.
Prisoner for Blasphemy
14
There was no defiance in his attitude; of that I am sure.
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories
15
Also read: In Headlines: Newspapers around the world shocked by Mugabe defiance
The South African
16
News International is an empire built on personal loyalty and clannish defiance.
The Guardian
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Translations for defiance
Catalan
rebeldia
Spanish
desafío
Defiance through the time
Defiance across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common