defiance
de·fiance
noun
1.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Origin
From Middle English defiaunce, from Old French desfiance, from desfier. By surface analysis, defy + -ance.
Phrases
- bid defiance to
- Fort Defiance
- set at defiance
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