defiance
US: /dɪˈfaɪəns/
UK: /dɪfˈaɪəns/
UK: /dɪfˈaɪəns/
English Vietnamese dictionary
defiance /di'faiəns/
- danh từ
- sự thách thức
- sự bất chấp, sự coi thường, sự không tuân theo
- in defiance of
- bất chấp, mặc kệ
- to set at defiance; to bid defiance to
- thách thức
- coi thường, không tuân theo
- to set the law at defiance: coi thường luật pháp, không tuân theo luật pháp
- to set somebody at defiance: coi thường ai, không coi ai ra gì
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U] open refusal to obey sb/sth: a look / an act / a gesture of defiance + Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
blatant, flagrant, open
flagrant defiance of the rules
| childish
PREP.
in ~ (of)
She held up a clenched fist in defiance. They organized a street demonstration in defiance of the government ban.
| out of ~
I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.
PHRASES
an act of defiance, a gesture of defiance
Concise English dictionary
dɪ'faɪəns
noun
+intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
+a hostile challenge
+a defiant act
