Defiance
noun
Act of resisting or fighting against someone or something.
He showed a defiance to the unfair rules.
Often appears as...
- act of defiance
- defiance of authority
noun
A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
Her defiance of the invasion boosted the morale of the whole nation.
Often appears as...
- defiance to power
- in defiance of
noun
Willingness to challenge or confront, especially in an aggressive or provoking manner.
His defiance to the operation was evident from his actions.
Often appears as...
- bold defiance
- direct defiance
noun
Act of resisting or fighting against someone or something.
He showed a defiance to the unfair rules.
Often appears as...
- act of defiance
- defiance of authority
noun
A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
Her defiance of the invasion boosted the morale of the whole nation.
Often appears as...
- defiance to power
- in defiance of
noun
Willingness to challenge or confront, especially in an aggressive or provoking manner.
His defiance to the operation was evident from his actions.
Often appears as...
- bold defiance
- direct defiance
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Physical Fight
Defiance can describe non-violent resistance, such as protests or speech.
Refusing to stand, her sit-in was an act of defiance.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Defiance often suggests negativity and may portray a person as confrontational.
His constant defiance made him seem uncooperative.
Pro Tip 3/3Insubordinate Behavior
Defiance can refer to disobedience among people of lower rank towards superiors.
The soldier's defiance to commands led to his demotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Physical Fight
Defiance can describe non-violent resistance, such as protests or speech.
Refusing to stand, her sit-in was an act of defiance.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Defiance often suggests negativity and may portray a person as confrontational.
His constant defiance made him seem uncooperative.
Pro Tip 3/3Insubordinate Behavior
Defiance can refer to disobedience among people of lower rank towards superiors.
The soldier's defiance to commands led to his demotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Physical Fight
Defiance can describe non-violent resistance, such as protests or speech.
Refusing to stand, her sit-in was an act of defiance.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Defiance often suggests negativity and may portray a person as confrontational.
His constant defiance made him seem uncooperative.
Pro Tip 3/3Insubordinate Behavior
Defiance can refer to disobedience among people of lower rank towards superiors.
The soldier's defiance to commands led to his demotion.
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What's the definition of...
because definitions sometimes need defiance. Consider definition itself. When we define, we use language to set borders around a thing that we've perceived in the whirling chaos of existence. We say what the thing means and fit that in a system of meanings. Chaos becomes cosmos. The universe is translated
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The history of tattoos -...
according maybe to his humor or different circumstances of his life." Maybe your particular humor and circumstances suggest getting a symbol of cultural heritage, a sign of spirituality, sexual energy, or good old-fashioned avant-garde defiance. A reminder of a great accomplishment,
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The surprising...
seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance -- is everything in these settings. We hear from inmates around the country, and they write, and more than anything, they want to know how to help themselves.
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What does it take to...
lexicon you can have even more fun with the language and casteth in the language I developed for Syfy's defiance I used linguistic evolution as a characterization tool as a way of basically giving insight into the
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Can love and independence...
and Janie’s life is full of complicated characters who demand different kinds of love and submission. But despite the loneliness of her situation, Janie navigates these trials with defiance and curiosity.
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How to deal with...
defiance was key because I was trusting my version of reality and not allowing it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person
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Escobar's Enemies Fight...
cocaine is produced. NEWSCASTER They are known as paramilitaries. They celebrate a legend of heroic defiance against the kidnappers. Their mission is to achieve what the army cannot--
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Penguin chicks rescued...
size even for a giant petrel the chick towers to fool height protecting those behind his defiance buys time it's a standoff then as if from nowhere a
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10 TOP Natural History...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
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the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time it's a standoff
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What's the definition of...
because definitions sometimes need defiance. Consider definition itself. When we define, we use language to set borders around a thing that we've perceived in the whirling chaos of existence. We say what the thing means and fit that in a system of meanings. Chaos becomes cosmos. The universe is translated
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The history of tattoos -...
according maybe to his humor or different circumstances of his life." Maybe your particular humor and circumstances suggest getting a symbol of cultural heritage, a sign of spirituality, sexual energy, or good old-fashioned avant-garde defiance. A reminder of a great accomplishment,
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The surprising...
seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance -- is everything in these settings. We hear from inmates around the country, and they write, and more than anything, they want to know how to help themselves.
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What does it take to...
lexicon you can have even more fun with the language and casteth in the language I developed for Syfy's defiance I used linguistic evolution as a characterization tool as a way of basically giving insight into the
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Can love and independence...
and Janie’s life is full of complicated characters who demand different kinds of love and submission. But despite the loneliness of her situation, Janie navigates these trials with defiance and curiosity.
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How to deal with...
defiance was key because I was trusting my version of reality and not allowing it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person
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Escobar's Enemies Fight...
cocaine is produced. NEWSCASTER They are known as paramilitaries. They celebrate a legend of heroic defiance against the kidnappers. Their mission is to achieve what the army cannot--
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Penguin chicks rescued...
size even for a giant petrel the chick towers to fool height protecting those behind his defiance buys time it's a standoff then as if from nowhere a
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10 TOP Natural History...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
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Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time it's a standoff
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Samuel Lover
Irish Artist
What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.
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Lzzy Hale
American Musician
It's funny: I've seen a lot of the rock attitude come into play in the rap world, where it's like they're angry, or there's this defiance going on, and there's a lot of danger, and it's actually really encouraging; they're opening the door for us to kind of move on in again.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publication was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish Philosopher
A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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Hannah Arendt
German Historian
The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.
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Alice Walker
American Author
Women have to be extremely careful about choosing something that they consider an act of defiance that can really be used to further their enslavement.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any successful defiance to the carrying out of court orders.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.
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Samuel Lover
Irish Artist
What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.
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Lzzy Hale
American Musician
It's funny: I've seen a lot of the rock attitude come into play in the rap world, where it's like they're angry, or there's this defiance going on, and there's a lot of danger, and it's actually really encouraging; they're opening the door for us to kind of move on in again.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publication was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish Philosopher
A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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Hannah Arendt
German Historian
The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.
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Alice Walker
American Author
Women have to be extremely careful about choosing something that they consider an act of defiance that can really be used to further their enslavement.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any successful defiance to the carrying out of court orders.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.
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