Defiance Meaning in English

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التعريف

Refusal to obey rules, laws, or people in authority, often shown openly; bold resistance.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually formal or emotional; often used with 'in defiance of' to show someone is deliberately breaking a rule. Stronger than 'disobedience', implying boldness or challenge to authority.

• Spanish: desafío - desobediencia
• Portuguese (BR): desafio - resistência (à autoridade)
• Portuguese (PT): desafio - desobediência
• Chinese (Simplified): 蔑视 - 反抗
• Chinese (Traditional): 蔑視 - 反抗
• Hindi: अवज्ञा - विरोध
• Arabic: تحدٍّ - عصيان
• Bengali: উপাত্ততা - অবাধ্যতা (authority-এর বিরুদ্ধে)
• Russian: вызов - дерзость (по отношению к власти)
• Japanese: 挑戦 - 反抗（権威に対して）
• Vietnamese: sự thách thức - sự chống đối (với quyền lực)
• Korean: 반항 - 도전 (권위에 대한)
• Turkish: meydan okuma - başkaldırı
• Urdu: سرکشی - بغاوت (حکومت یا اتھارٹی کے خلاف)
• Indonesian: pembangkangan - penentangan (terhadap otoritas)

جمل نموذجية

They acted in defiance of the law.

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Her defiance was clear in her eyes.

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With a look of defiance, he refused to apologize.

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His defiance surprised the teacher.

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Wearing bright clothes was her act of defiance against the strict dress code.

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The crowd cheered in defiance of the curfew.

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