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Noun: defiance  di'fI-un(t)s
  1. Intentionally contemptuous behaviour or attitude
    - rebelliousness
     
  2. A hostile challenge
     
  3. A defiant act

Derived forms: defiances

See also: defiant, defy

Type of: challenge, intractability, intractableness, resistance

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