defying
Meaning of defying
verb, gerund or present participle
- openly resist or refuse to obey.
a woman who defies convention
- 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 defying
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of defying
de-fy-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 letters.
- defying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
defying synonyms
Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):
Meaning openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention):
Meaning pay no attention to; ignore:
Meaning refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally:
Meaning fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement):
Meaning break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement):
Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):
Meaning break or fail to observe (a law, agreement, or code of conduct):
Meaning actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.):
Meaning try to prevent by action or argument:
Meaning remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist:
Meaning come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent:
Meaning confront and deal with or accept a difficult or unpleasant task, fact, or situation:
Meaning boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable):
Meaning endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear:
Meaning disconcert or defeat (an opponent) by confronting them boldly:
Meaning dispute the truth or validity of:
Meaning defy or challenge (someone) to do something:
defying antonyms
Meaning submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law):
Meaning stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority:
Words that rhyme with defying
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