defiance English

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defiance Noun

— Defiance is the state or act of to do what you are told to do.

defiance

— noun intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

— noun a hostile challenge

— noun a defiant act

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defiance English » English

challenge

insubordination

resistance

disobedience

recalcitrance

rebelliousness

rebellion

opposition

dare

hostility

violation

vindictiveness

transgression

stubbornness

spite

scorn

provocation

perverseness

overbearing

out of spite

out

of

obstinacy

noncompliance

mutiny

laugh

just for fun

joke

jest

insult

insolence

in

for

disregard

contumely

contravention

contempt

conflict

clash

challenging

breach

audacity

arrogance

antagonism

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Simple sentences

He kept on drinking in defiance of his doctor's warning.

Movie subtitles

Surely gang rule and law defiance are more of a menace to the nation than the regulation of oil or a bullfight.

The actual and immediate responsibilty, however, I place on you, my fellow officers, who met this crisis with lethargy, impudence and flagrant defiance publicly uttered.

And that is in defiance of the constitution.

Scorn and defiance, slight regard, contempt, and anything that may not misbecome the mighty sender, doth he prize you at.

Let him greet England with our sharp defiance.

Women who, for his sake, had set convention at defiance. were seen to grow pale if Dorian Gray entered the room.

You went with Richard in defiance of my will, but all's forgotten, boy.

I want all here to see the reward. for such defiance.

The only thing I've ever gotten back was defiance!

You're gonna face that crowd and TV audience with pride and defiance.

If your words are denied, shall we not be living in defiance of the gods?

Isaburo and Yogoro Sasahara, for your insolent conduct and defiance toward our lord, you are ordered to commit seppuku.

Interesting, however-- their reaction to your defiance was remarkably similar to the reaction of a computer when fed insufficient or contradictory data.

Unfortunately, we must demonstrate that defiance is intolerable.

He puts all his reliance in courage and defiance and risks his life for science.

Blown at Waterloo, sounding the charge at Balaklava whistling defiance at Mafeking and the praise of victory at Mons.

And though I've come back to you in defiance I really came back to find you, who had been lost to me.

Well, this looks as if Big Eagle is showing his defiance.

Anyone found trespassing on Great Star Mining Company's property after this date does so in defiance of the law and at his own risk.

I swore that while the army still slept in tents while Rabbah still stood in defiance of God's will I would deny myself the comforts and the pleasures of my own house.

The wardrobe was thrown in as an unmistakable gesture of defiance. Victoria, I shall never get over seeing you Just take out a cigarette and smoke it.

I want all here to see the reward for such defiance.

Sometimes, in defiance of the law, she gestures to the client or propositions him outright.

One falls in love because of defiance or at least thinks, has fallen in love.

And you, General Bruner, you are putting yourself in defiance of Herr Hitler?

James Higgens, over here, has succumbed to the stage in defiance of Mr. Ounce's known wishes in the matter.

Speed him hence: let him greet England with our sharp defiance.

To this add defiance.

Aye, right willingly. You went with Richard in defiance of my will, but all's forgotten, boy.

Do you think I'm giving myself to you out of defiance?

I pride myself of having spoken then of defiance.

Though. it wasn't defiance.

Their reaction to your defiance was remarkably similar to the reaction of a computer, when fed insufficient or contradictory data.

Total defiance of the elementary laws which sustain our community.

It's not a question of defiance.

In defiance of the message threatening Miss Shaw's life?

News and current affairs

The third reason for acting against Saddam is cogent: that his defiance of the Security Council since 1991 cannot be allowed to stand.

This would hurt and weaken Saddam, and establish unmistakably the message that defiance of the UN carries severe penalties.

Defiance of the Supreme Leader by millions of Iranians just a day after he firmly endorsed Ahmadinejad threw the country into a political crisis.

If North Korea is, indeed, continuing to develop not only its nuclear arsenal, but also various types of ballistic missiles, in defiance of international commitments, it is truly a rogue state.

They see French defiance as more than just a narrow issue over fiscal numbers.

But, instead of consistently pursuing either strategy, Varoufakis veered between defiance and conciliation, losing credibility both ways.

If Greece tries such unilateral defiance, the ECB will almost certainly vote to stop its emergency funding to the Greek banking system after the troika program expires on February 28.

One can almost understand why China's leaders should be baffled by this show of defiance in Hong Kong.

Two air-force pilots diverted to Malta, followed by a navy warship - all in defiance of Qaddafi's orders to bomb the eastern city of Benghazi.

In defiance of the UN conventions, some countries have adopted more pragmatic approaches to dealing with drug use and HIV.

Indeed, we have seen Islamists, liberals, and leftists standing together in defiance.

Unfortunately, given Bush's repeated assertions - in defiance of America's constitutional tradition of checks and balances - that his office endows him with unilateral powers to violate rights, he appears to be untroubled by that prospect.

The next round of peace negotiations, which opened in December 2004, stalled because the government launched a military offensive just as they started, in defiance of the ceasefire.

Declaring in advance - in defiance of the elementary rules of war making - that NATO will not use ground troops gave Milosevic the advantages of initiative and a sense of security.

We shall soon find out whether Manal al Sharif's defiance of the Saudi regime's systemic confinement of women produces a similar effect.

The first obstacle - indeed, the issue that stands front and center today - is the ongoing Palestinian civil war, with Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip in defiance of Abu Mazen's Fatah-led Palestinian Authority.

But, in just the last few weeks, parts of the Sunni north have erupted in armed defiance of Hezbollah and the government that it dominates, and are openly supporting the Syrian rebels.

It also explains why journalists in those countries have so often bent over backwards to apologize for individual transgressions, rather than stand in defiance.

Such visible demonstrations of defiance in the face of violence strengthen ties between communities and can prevent the division that extremists try to generate.

Deeply frustrated and angry people - especially in southern Europe - frequently hold up Argentina's defiance of the international community in 2001 as a model.

Nor was North Korea impressed by Obama's warnings that America might shoot down its rocket if they went ahead with their launch in defiance of the United Nations.

By contrast, North Korea shows that defiance, rather than accommodation, is a strategy that works.

A third illustration concerns Moscow's recent defiance of the United Nations war crimes tribunal by hosting a visit of Yugoslav Defence Minister, Dragoljub Ojdanic.

More broadly, Putin's defiance of US hegemony could attract support from countries and peoples worldwide that resent American-imposed values and norms.