DEFIANCE
\dɪfˈa͡ɪ͡əns], \dɪfˈaɪəns], \d_ɪ_f_ˈaɪə_n_s]\
Definitions of DEFIANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
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A casting aside; renunciation; rejection.
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A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
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A casting aside; renunciation; rejection.
By Noah Webster.
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Act of defying; challenge; bold opposition.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] Act of defying; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat;—a state of opposition; willingness to fight; contempt of danger or opposition.
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A challenge, an invitation to fight; a challenge to make any impeachment good; expression of abhorrence or contempt.
By Thomas Sheridan
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