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   De·fi·ance

   /dəˈfīəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. open resistance; bold disobedience: "the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’.

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   • You may notice that some of these words look or sound similar to the word defiance. These are called cognates. Cognates are words that look and sound similar between languages and retain the same meaning. These are often formed when two words have the same root or language of origin. This list of translations of defiance is provided by Word Sense .

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   • 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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   Where does the word 'defiance' come from?

   • Defiance comes from French — specifically to the Old French word defier, which means "to defy." (Don't mix it up with deify; that means to make someone or something into a god.) If you've ever studied Latin, you'll spot the fi in fidare, "to trust." "Defiance."

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   • The word defiance is three syllables – de-fi-ance, and the pronunciation of defiance is dɪˈfaɪəns.

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   Other forms: defiances. 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.