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    defy
    /dɪˈfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. openly resist or refuse to obey: "a woman who defies convention" Similar resistwithstandtake a stand againsthold out againstOpposite surrender
    • 2. appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something: "he glowered at her, defying her to mock him" Similar challengedarethrow down the gauntlet

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEFY definition: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › defyDefy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DEFY is to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard. How to use defy in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DEFY meaning: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › defyDefy - definition of defy by The Free Dictionary

    1. to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly. 2. to elude, esp in a baffling way: his actions defy explanation. 3. formal to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare: I defy you to climb that cliff. 4. (Military) archaic to invite to do battle or combat.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › defyDEFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Defy definition: to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly. See examples of DEFY used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defyDefy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To defy is to openly refuse to do something. You can defy the no-costumes-in-class rule if you wear your fairy wings to school, but just don’t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can actually fly. If you deliberately break a rule or ignore an order, you defy, or resist, that rule.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondefy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film. I defy you to leave without buying something. Definition of defy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DEFY definition: 1. to refuse to obey someone or something: 2. to be impossible to believe/describe/explain, etc…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdefy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    verb. /dɪˈfaɪ/ Verb Forms. defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for someone in authority, a law, a rule, etc. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?