defiance noun
ADJ. blatant, flagrant, open flagrant defiance of the rules | childish
PREP. in ~ (of) She held up a clenched fist in defiance. They organized a street demonstration in defiance of the government ban. | out of ~ I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.
PHRASES an act of defiance, a gesture of defiance
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