The meaning of DEFY is to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard. How to use defy in a sentence.

DEFYING definition: 1. present participle of defy 2. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 3. to…. Learn more.

Defy definition: to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.. See examples of DEFY used in a sentence.

1. resist, oppose, confront, face, brave, beard, disregard, stand up to, spurn, flout, disobey, hold out against, put up a fight (against), hurl defiance at, contemn This was the first time that I had …

Definition of defy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc. I wouldn't have …

de•fy /dɪˈfaɪ/ v., -fied, -fy•ing. resist boldly or openly: They seemed to enjoy defying my authority. [ ~ + obj + to + verb] to challenge (a person) to do something thought of as impossible: I defy …

To defy is to openly refuse to do something. You can defy the no-costumes-in-class rule if you wear your fairy wings to school, but just don’t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can …

If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to …

Synonyms for DEFYING: disobeying, ignoring, violating, mocking, resisting, dismissing, rejecting, opposing; Antonyms of DEFYING: following, obeying, complying (with), conforming (to), …

A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike. defy the law The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the …