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defiance definition

de·fi·ance (dē fī′əns, di-)

noun

  1. the act of defying; open, bold resistance to authority or opposition
  2. a challenge

Etymology: ME defiaunce < OFr defiance < defier, defy

defiance Idioms

in defiance of

  1. defying
  2. in spite of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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