| NOUN | attribute | defiance, rebelliousness | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | defiance | a hostile challenge | |
| act | defiance | a defiant act |
| Sounds | dihfay'ahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | rebelliousness | |
| Narrower | insubordination | defiance of authority |
| obstreperousness | noisy defiance | |
| Broader | intractability, intractableness | The trait of being hard to influence or control |
| Spanish | desafío, rebeldía | |
| Catalan | rebeldia | |
| Adjectives | defiant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
| Meaning | A hostile challenge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | challenge | A call to engage in a contest / contest or fight |
| Spanish | desafío, provocación | |
| Adjectives | defiant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
| Verbs | defy | challenge |
| Meaning | A defiant act. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | resistance | group action in opposition to those in power |
| Spanish | desafío | |
| Catalan | desafiament | |
| Adjectives | defiant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
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