dictionary · eo1.org

defy

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[challenge]] (someone) or [[brave]] (a hazard or opposition).
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[refuse]] to [[obey]].
  3. To not [[conform]] to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To renounce or dissolve all bonds of [[affiance]], faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[challenge]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.