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- DictionaryDe·fi·ance/dəˈfīəns/
noun
- 1. open resistance; bold disobedience: "the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings"
The meaning of DEFIANCE is the act or an instance of defying : challenge. How to use defiance in a sentence.
proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are: They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance of government attempts to close it down. (Definition of defiance from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Defiance definition: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.. See examples of DEFIANCE used in a sentence.
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.
proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are: They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance of government attempts to close it down. (Definition of defiance from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of defiance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DEFIANCE meaning: 1 : a refusal to obey something or someone the act of defying someone or something often + of; 2 : against or despite the wishes, rules, or laws of (someone or something)
Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
Defiance definition: The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
