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  1. 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 .

  2. 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.

  3. Defiance: Created by Kevin Murphy, Rockne S. O'Bannon, Michael Taylor. With Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran. Life in the city of Defiance, in a near future after the arrival of different alien lifeforms to Earth.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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. Want to learn more?

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