defy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).

   “to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion”

2. fiil To refuse to obey.

   “If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention.”

3. fiil To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.

   ““To be determined,” Kane said, “is whether Griner and her towering skill and engaging personality will defy the odds and attract corporate sponsors as part of widespread public acceptance four decades after passage of the gender-equity legislation known as Title IX.””

4. fiil To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

   “1603-1625, Beaumont and Fletcher For thee I have defied my constant mistress.”

5. isim A challenge.

   “And, safe intrench'd within, her foes without defies”