Definitions
Open resistance or bold refusal to obey.
Word origin
From Middle English defiaunce, from Old French desfiance, from desfier. By surface analysis, defy + -ance.
Used in a sentence
“But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.”
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