defiance
Speech parts
1. defiance - Noun
2. Defiance - Proper noun
Meaning
The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
A casting aside; renunciation; rejection.
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After a darker, rather more Billie Eilish-esque tone is struck towards the conclusion, with the defiance of ‘Children of the Revolution’ and ‘2050’, it ends rather like it began, backs in its folk roots.
A remark from Senator Dianne Feinstein during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Court of Appeals confirmation hearing in 2017 became a badge of defiance for conservatives battling what they saw as anti-religion bias by Democratic lawmakers.
And this West in distress is made sicker by defiance of the globe’s existential threat.
And he accomplished this on his own terms, in his own way, in defiance of the establishment and its rules.
A new literature evolved, calling for a break with Confucian values, and the xia emerged as a symbol of personal freedom, defiance to Confucian tradition, and rejection of the Chinese family system.
As Fritz's defiance for his father's rules increased, Frederick William would frequently beat or humiliate Fritz (he preferred his younger sibling August William).