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Bookmark or Share- DEFY | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryIt is rare to see children openly defying their teachers. A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike. defy the law The fact that airplanes don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.
- DEFY definition in American English | Collins English DictionaryIf something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
- Defies - definition of defies by The Free DictionaryTo refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country. 2. To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to: an act that defies explanation; a problem that defies any conventional approach. 3. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
- defy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...Definition of defy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.
- DEFY | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryIt is rare to see children openly defying their teachers. A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike. defy the law The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.
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