defiance

See also: défiance and Defiance

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French defiance, from défiant (present participle of défier).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪəns

Noun

defiance (countable and uncountable, plural defiances)

1. The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
   • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

     But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.

2. Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power.
3. A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.

Translations

the feeling of being defiant

• Bulgarian: непокорство (bg) n (nepokorstvo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反抗 (zh) (fǎnkàng), 蔑視／蔑视 (zh) (mièshì), 蔑视 (zh) (mièshì)

• Czech: vzdor (cs) m
• French: défi (fr) m
• German: Trotz (de) m, Auflehnung f
• Interlingua: defiantia
• Japanese: 反抗 (ja) (はんこう, hankō), 無視 (ja) (むし, mushi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

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• Macedonian: пркос m (prkos)
• Maori: whakatumatuma
• Norwegian: motstand motvilje trass
• Polish: opór (pl) m
• Portuguese: desafio (pt) m
• Russian: непоко́рство (ru) n (nepokórstvo), неповинове́ние (ru) n (nepovinovénije), пренебреже́ние (ru) n (prenebrežénije) (disregard)
• Spanish: desafío (es) m
• Turkish: meydan okuma (tr)