Defiance - English meaning

noun

Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage.

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The boldness and independence that characterized his leadership

noun

A brave and confident way of behaving that shows no fear

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He is famous for the boldness of his business methods., even critics admire his boldness.

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A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.

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A confrontation with the legislature

noun

An argument or fight

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[ c ] i had a confrontation this morning with my boss., his confrontational style often angers peop…

noun

A situation in which people or groups with opposing ideas or opinions disagree angrily

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Confrontation between sb and sb the agreement ended a potentially serious confrontation between man…

adjective

(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold.

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A daring crime

noun

Adventurous courage.

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The daring of the players brings fortune or ruin

verb

Have the courage to do something.

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A story he dare not write down

noun

Failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority.

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Disobedience to law is sometimes justified

noun

The quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do)

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They were taught not to question their leaders, and disobedience was harshly punished., parents sho…

noun

The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

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There was no dissent from this view

verb

Hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

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Two members dissented from the majority

noun

A strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief

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Voice of dissent when the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.

noun

Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.

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He was dismissed for insubordination

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The refusal to obey someone who is in a higher position than you and who has the authority to tell you what to do

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She had recently been fired from her job for insubordination.

noun

The act of refusing to obey orders from someone in authority

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Investigators charged him with dishonesty and insubordination.

noun

The quality of being mutinous; rebelliousness.

noun

The fact of not obeying a rule or law

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Non-compliance with sth non-compliance with environmental laws can be both costly and dangerous., t…

noun

Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.

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There was considerable opposition to the proposal

noun

Disagreement with something, often by speaking or fighting against it, or (esp. in politics) the people or group who are not in power

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The proposal faces strong opposition., they expect to defeat the opposition.

noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.

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You should remain calm and not respond to provocation

noun

The act of opposing the ideas of the people in authority and planning to change the system, often using force

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The area is most famed for its history of rebelliousness leading up to the revolution., civic rebel…

noun

The quality of being determined not to do what other people, especially people in authority, want or expect to be done

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Landowners' recalcitrance about land reform helped precipitate the reaction against them., a fear o…

noun

The refusal to accept or comply with something.

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They displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change

noun

Resistance is the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of electricity through it

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Copper has low resistance.

noun

A situation in which people or organizations fight against something or refuse to accept or be changed by something

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Resistance to sth the government faces resistance to the bill., there should be no resistance to th…

noun

The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

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The ruthless subversion of democracy

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An attempt to change or weaken a government or to remove it from power by working secretly within it

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Behaviour or activities that try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

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Many people have written about the subversiveness of the story's plot., the novel was banned once t…