noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a gesture of defiance (= something done to show that you will not do what someone tells you to do )
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The rebels launched an attack as a gesture of defiance.
an act of defiance (= when you refuse to obey or respect someone )
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As an act of defiance Leigh dropped out of high school a month before graduation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a look of hatred and defiance
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is fighting for a second term and claims the support of other key nations in defiance of the Clinton administration.
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I had gone against their wishes in a public expression of defiance .
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Lee saw Anthea's eyes glittering blackly in the dancing candlelight, her chin drawn up in defiance or outrage.
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Now that Luke no longer wanted her, he wouldn't care about anything she did, so no action of hers constituted defiance .
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Over time, the AK-47 rose above its use as a weapon to become a symbol of defiance and liberation.
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She tries to work up a kind of defiance , an attitude.
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That act of defiance warmed her even now, just thinking of it.