defies

Meaning of defies

verb, 3rd person present
  1. openly resist or refuse to obey.
    a woman who defies convention
  2. appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.
    he glowered at her, defying her to mock him

Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.

Information about defies

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of defies is: defy.
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Hyphenation of defies

de-fies

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • defies is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

defies synonyms

Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):

disobey

Meaning openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention):

flout

Meaning pay no attention to; ignore:

disregard

Meaning refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally:

ignore

Meaning fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement):

break

Meaning break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement):

violate

Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):

contravene

Meaning break or fail to observe (a law, agreement, or code of conduct):

breach

Meaning actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.):

infringe

Meaning try to prevent by action or argument:

resist

Meaning remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist:

withstand

Meaning come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent:

confront

Meaning confront and deal with or accept a difficult or unpleasant task, fact, or situation:

face

Meaning boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable):

beard

Meaning endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear:

brave

Meaning disconcert or defeat (an opponent) by confronting them boldly:

outface

Meaning dispute the truth or validity of:

challenge

Meaning defy or challenge (someone) to do something:

dare

defies antonyms

Meaning submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law):

obey

Meaning stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority:

surrender

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