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defiance

/dɪfˈaɪʌns/noun3 syllables

Defiance means: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.

Synonyms for defiance1

noun, as in intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

rebelliousness

What does defiance mean?3

noun

1

intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

2

a hostile challenge

3

a defiant act

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with defiance?5

two syllables

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Defiance in a sentence

  • Unmasked and helpless, she maintained an attitude of challenge and defiance.Cangarejo
  • He kept on drinking in defiance of his doctor's warning.rul
  • He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.rul
  • His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.darinmex
  • She got married in defiance of her father.AlanF_US
  • He said this with an air of defiance.Nuel
  • Rebels stomped on the enemy’s flags as a sign of defiance.LeviHighway
  • There was a sort of sulky defiance in her eyes, which only goes with guilty knowledge.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of defiance

as a noun

plural
defiances