Defy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈfaɪ|
Brit.
|dɪˈfaɪ|
verb
- resist or confront with resistance (syn: hold, hold up, withstand)
- elude, especially in a baffling way (syn: refuse, resist)
- challenge (syn: dare)
- elude, especially in a baffling way (syn: refuse, resist)
- challenge (syn: dare)
Examples
She defied her parents and dropped out of school.
The group has continued to defy all efforts to stop them.
people who openly defy the law
The protesters have defied the court order.
The doctor tried to defy the stretch of her malice.
I defy anyone to prove otherwise.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: defy
he/she/it: defies
present participle: defying
past tense: defied
past participle: defied
I/you/we/they: defy
he/she/it: defies
present participle: defying
past tense: defied
past participle: defied