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  2. 1. : the act or an instance of defying : challenge. jailed for defiance of a court order. 2. : disposition to resist : willingness to contend or fight. dealing with a child's defiance. Phrases. in defiance of. : contrary to : despite. seemingly in defiance of the laws of physics.

  3. August 28, 2015. ( 2015-08-28) Defiance is an American science fiction Western drama television series [1] developed by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy and Michael Taylor; the series is produced by Universal Cable Productions . The show takes place in a post-apocalyptic future on a radically transformed Earth containing new species, some ...

  4. noun [ U ] us / dɪˈfaɪ.əns / uk / dɪˈfaɪ.əns /. Add to word list. Add to word list. behaviorin which you refuse to obey someone or something: The demonstration is a pointless act / gesture of defiance against the government. In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.

  5. Check pronunciation: defiance. Definition of defiance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something: The demonstration is a pointless act / gesture of defiance against the government. In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposing & against. ad hominem. adversarial. against someone's beliefs. alienated.

  7. noun. a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. open disregard; contempt (often followed by of ): defiance of danger; His refusal amounted to defiance. a challenge to meet in combat or in a contest. Defiance.

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  9. Stand up when the powers that be order you to sit down, and you've given a fine example of defiance. It happens when someone or a group of someones openly flouts or challenges authority. Refusing to go to bed when your parents tell you to? That's an act of defiance.

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