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A daring or bold resistance to authority
- Defiance definition: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force..
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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.
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.
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.
Dictionary definition of defiance. The act of resisting or rejecting authority, control, or expectations. "The child's defiance of authority led to a punishment." Detailed meaning of defiance. It is often used to describe a refusal to comply with rules, laws, or commands, or a resistance to being controlled or dominated by others.
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)
noun. /dɪˈfaɪəns/ [uncountable] open refusal to obey someone or something a look/an act/a gesture of defiance Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban. Want to learn more?
noun. /dɪˈfaɪəns/ [uncountable] Word Family. the act of openly refusing to obey somebody/something. a look/an act/a gesture of defiance. in defiance of something Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Join us.
