defiance

n. எதிர்ப்பு, அறைகூவல், எதிர்த்து நிற்றல் எதிர்ப்பறிவிப்பு, வலிந்து தாக்குதல், மீச்செலவு, பகை புறக்கணிப்பு, பணிய மறுத்தல், மீறுகை.

Synonyms

respect consideration condescension contention regard honor veneration submission reverence obedience homage allegiance

Antonyms

disrespect contumely contumacy disregard slight impudence disobedience non-allegiance defiance attention

De*fi"ance, n. Etym: [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. défier. See Defy.] 1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. A war without a just defiance made. Dryden. Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down. Tennyson. 2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition. He breathed defiance to my ears. Shak. 3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance to thy kindness." Ford. To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. Locke.

defiance - Similar Words

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