Definition of defiance

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Defiance (n.) A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.

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Despite :: Despite (n.) An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt..
Bid :: Bid (v. t.) To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc..
Brave :: Brave (n.) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Rebellion :: Rebellion (v. i.) Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority..
Provoke :: Provoke (v. t.) To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate..
Gage :: Gage (n.) A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance..
Despite :: Despite (prep.) In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices..
Cartel :: Cartel (n.) A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance..
Defiant :: Defiant (a.) Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act..
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Defiance :: Defiance (n.) A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
Defiance :: Defiance (n.) The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To show defiance or indignation.
Defiatory :: Defiatory (a.) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
Bravo :: Bravo (a.) A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
Beard :: Beard (v. t.) To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.
Square :: Square (v. i.) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel..
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