defiance

🇺🇸 /dɪˈfaɪəns/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈfaɪəns/
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noun
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openly refusing to obey someone or something

She showed defiance by breaking the rules even after being warned.

translation

n. openly refusing to obey someone or something

Word Forms

Plural defiances

Synonyms

disobedience n. 不服从 rebelliousness n. 叛逆性, 反叛状态 contrariness n. 逆反心理 aggressiveness n. 攻击性, 进取心 hostility n. 敌意, 强烈反对, 敌对行动 rebellion n. 叛乱, 反抗, 叛逆 objection n. 反对理由 disrespect n. 不尊重 resistance n. 反对, 武力抵抗, 抵抗力, 阻力, 电阻, 抵抗组织 opposition n. 反对, 对抗, 对手, 反对党, 对立 aggression n. 攻击性, 侵略

Antonyms

tractability n. 可操作性 pacifism n. 和平主义 subservience n. 顺从, 次要 acquiescence n. 默许 benevolence n. 仁慈 submission n. 服从, 提交, 陈述 subordination n. 从属 compliance n. 合规, 顺从 gentleness n. 温柔, 轻柔, 温和, 平缓 obedience n. 服从 friendliness n. 友好, 非敌对, 易用性 approval n. 认可, 批准, 试用 acceptance n. 接受, 赞同, 接纳, 承受

Similar Words

deviance n. 偏差 deface v. 涂鸦破坏 define v. 释义, 界定, 定义, 勾勒