- DEFY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DEFY is to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard How to use defy in a sentence
- DEFYING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DEFYING definition: 1 present participle of defy 2 to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc : 3 to… Learn more
- Defying - definition of defying by The Free Dictionary
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country 2 To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to: an act that defies explanation; a problem that defies any conventional approach 3 To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges
- DEFY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly Love drives the characters to ignore their family feud and defy parental authority The artist defies conventional categories by blending very different styles in her work to offer effective resistance to; make virtually impossible
- defy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of defy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defy somebody something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings
- DEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother [VERB noun] Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading [VERB noun]
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- DEFYING Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for DEFYING: disobeying, ignoring, violating, mocking, resisting, dismissing, rejecting, opposing; Antonyms of DEFYING: following, obeying, complying (with), conforming (to), serving, submitting (to), yielding (to), minding
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