Noun: defiance di'fI-un(t)s
- A hostile challenge
"The protestor's act of defiance against the authorities inspired others"
- A defiant act
"His refusal to comply was an act of defiance against authority"
- Intentionally contemptuous behaviour or attitude
"Her defiance of the dress code led to detention";
- rebelliousness
Derived forms: defiances
Type of: challenge, intractability, intractableness, resistance
Encyclopedia: Defiance, OH µSA