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单词 defiance
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Definition of defiance in English:

defiance

noun dɪˈfʌɪənsdəˈfaɪəns
mass noun
  • Open resistance; bold disobedience.

    公然反对,蔑视

    an act of defiance
    the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings

    不顾官方警告而举行游行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is in defiance of a government order that Tommy should be investigated for evading the law.
    • The next day, a larger number of vendors swarmed the square in defiance of the authorities.
    • Any structures erected in defiance of this law would be demolished, he warned.
    • Some 5,000 caravans are thought to be on green field or protected land in defiance of planning laws.
    • The workers acted in defiance of a Labor Ministry order for mandatory conciliation.
    • This growing support for the protests has come in defiance of Germany's official trade unions.
    • I clamped them together around the brim of my hat, as if in defiance of them being taken.
    • Still the sight of Cassandra's tears forced her to continue in defiance of the facts.
    • Her eyes turned to Beatrice and locked in defiance of her former mistress.
    • For one fleeting moment the world has acted together in defiance of the group, whose isolation is now exposed for all to see.
    • The numbers of settlements and settlers continue to increase in defiance of the law.
    • Any who fail are to be considered in defiance of This Council and dealt with accordingly.
    • It was a work created in defiance of official notions of good taste and Soviet political correctness.
    • School boards outside Toronto are also edging toward budgeting in defiance of provincial laws.
    • The rally proceeded in defiance of threats of legal action by the government and a massive police presence.
    Synonyms
    resistance, opposition, confrontation
    non-compliance, disobedience, insubordination, dissent, recalcitrance, subversion, subversiveness
    rebelliousness, mutinousness, provocation, daring, boldness, temerity, audacity, bravado, aggression
    contempt, disregard, scorn, insolence, truculence, contumacy

Origin

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

Rhymes

alliance, appliance, compliance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science

Definition of defiance in US English:

defiance

noundəˈfīənsdəˈfaɪəns
  • Open resistance; bold disobedience.

    公然反对,蔑视

    the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings

    不顾官方警告而举行游行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The numbers of settlements and settlers continue to increase in defiance of the law.
    • The workers acted in defiance of a Labor Ministry order for mandatory conciliation.
    • School boards outside Toronto are also edging toward budgeting in defiance of provincial laws.
    • This growing support for the protests has come in defiance of Germany's official trade unions.
    • Some 5,000 caravans are thought to be on green field or protected land in defiance of planning laws.
    • It was a work created in defiance of official notions of good taste and Soviet political correctness.
    • The next day, a larger number of vendors swarmed the square in defiance of the authorities.
    • I clamped them together around the brim of my hat, as if in defiance of them being taken.
    • For one fleeting moment the world has acted together in defiance of the group, whose isolation is now exposed for all to see.
    • The rally proceeded in defiance of threats of legal action by the government and a massive police presence.
    • This is in defiance of a government order that Tommy should be investigated for evading the law.
    • Still the sight of Cassandra's tears forced her to continue in defiance of the facts.
    • Any structures erected in defiance of this law would be demolished, he warned.
    • Her eyes turned to Beatrice and locked in defiance of her former mistress.
    • Any who fail are to be considered in defiance of This Council and dealt with accordingly.
    Synonyms
    resistance, opposition, confrontation

Origin

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

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